• Make fitness priority, take one step at time

    A frog was hopping around the farmyard, when it decided to investigate the barn. Being somewhat careless, and maybe a little too curious, he ended up falling into a pail half-filled with fresh cream. As he swam about attempting to reach the top of the pail, he found that the sides of the pail were

  • Take advantage of Team Vance's joint nature

    One of the great attributes of Vance Air Force Base is the "joint" nature of our operations. What is "joint"? Joint is two or more of our armed services working together to get the mission done. Here we're blessed to have Airmen, Sailors and Marines working side by side to develop the nation's

  • Good leaders follow football legend, count themselves third

    Gale Sayers, legendary Chicago Bears running back from 1965-1971, and youngest person ever elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, wrote an autobiography in 1970 titled "I Am Third" (The movie "Brian's Song," detailing Sayers' relationship with the late running back Brian Piccolo, was inspired by

  • Happy New Year, welcome to 2005

    Team Vance -- let me probably be the last to say Happy New Year and welcome to 2005! As I opened the Safety Day briefing on Monday, I sensed that all of you (OK, most of you) had a wonderful holiday and were eager to get back to accomplishing our Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training

  • Holidays: A time of stress for service members,families

    Despite the good will, fellowship, and charity normally associated with the holiday season, we all know that this time of year can be quite stressful. The staff at the Life Skills Support Center encourages anyone who is feeling "down", "blue", or overly stressed this holiday season to read the

  • Did you think about acquaintances on Veterans Day?

    Veterans Day has come and gone. What did you do? Did you attend a parade honoring the veterans of America's past wars? Did you do some work around the house? Maybe you watched war documentaries on the History or Military Channels. Nonetheless, I'd like to share some of my thoughts about what

  • Acknowledge diversity, make holiday celebrations inclusive

    While we all work to accomplish the same mission "Preparing Tomorrows Joint Warriors to Fly, Fight and Win, we all may not share the same religious faith or ideology, especially concerning religious observances or holidays. The Air Force and our country are unique in that we are diverse, yet we are

  • Nation stands on veterans' shoulders

    "Here rests in honored glory An American Soldier Known but to God." -- Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington Cemetery On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, bells will toll around this great country in honor of those who have served us in our time of greatest need.

  • Airmen should mentor, lead by example

    As military professionals, an important part of our duty is to mentor those around us and in our charge. We do this as supervisors, instructors, trainers and superiors. Sometimes we mentor with conscious effort and sometimes people absorb our actions without us even realizing it. No matter our rank,

  • New commander to wing: Hello Team Vance!

    It's great to be back as a member of Team Vance! On Friday, I had the distinct privilege to assume command of the 71st Flying Training Wing and resume the fine tradition of producing the world's greatest aviators for our nation's air forces. This is such a unique base with a distinctive joint, total