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Answering newcomers question

Airmen new to Vance Air Force Base talk with various information representatives at Newcomers Orientation, April 5. The orientation has 18 different on and off-base agencies that provide information for newcomers. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Welcome to Vance

Airmen new to Vance Air Force Base talk with various information representatives at Newcomers Orientation. Eighteen different on and off-base agencies participate in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Leadership team at orientation

Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, left, 71st Flying Training Wing command chief, and Col. Charles Schuck, 71st FTW vice commander, watch the Vance mission video at Newcomers Orientation, April 5, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Newcomers Orientation is presented every two weeks to welcome new Airmen to Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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ALS Class 22-Delta

Fifteen Airmen graduate Airman Leadership School Class 22-Delta during a ceremony held April 7 in the Greven Crosswinds Club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Levitow Award winner in Class 22-Delta

Senior Airman Destinee Chandler, second from right, accepts the John Levitow Award from Geoff Clark, the Air Force Association Enid chapter president, during a graduation ceremony held April 7 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Chandler earned the top honor in Airman Leadership School Class 22-Delta. Also at the presentation are, left, Col. Jay Johnson, 71st Flying Training Wing commander; and right, Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Breaking ground on a windy day

Vance officials break ground for a new water distribution system on a windy day, April 8, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Hanging on to hard hats and shovels are, from left, John Woosley, ASRC Federal Field Services program manager; Col. Jay Johnson, 71st Flying Training Wing commander; Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, 71st FTW command chief; and Col. Paul Miller, 71st Mission Support Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Air Traffic Control Manager of the Year

Robert Ochs was recently named the Air Traffic Control Manager of the Year for the U.S. Air Force. Ochs, a retired Air Force air traffic controller, is the Assistant Air Traffic Manager at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christian Soto)

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Vance instructors at Youth Open House

From left, 1st Lt. Christi Thorstenson, 25th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot; 1st Lt. Jordan Routt, 3rd Flying Training Squadron IP; Capt. Ashley Kneller, 3rd FTS IP; and 1st Lt. Adrienne DeBauche, 25th FTS IP; represented Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, at the Women in Aviation Youth Open House March 7-13 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Future pilot checks out a T-38

1st Lt. Adrienne DeBauche, 25th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, answers questions about the T-38C Talon for a young attendee at the Women in Aviation Youth Open House held March 7-13 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Automated External Defibrillator

Paige Terry, a registered nurse with the 71st Medical Group at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, demonstrates how to use an automated external defibrillator. Vance plans to have 37 AEDs installed and operating on base in the next two months. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christian Soto)

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Diversity through community outreach

1st Lts. Courtland White, left, and Alex Lewit, instructor pilots with the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, prepare to fly a T-6A Texas II to Charleston, South Carolina, to participate in a Legacy Flight Academy event to show 175 minority children what flying feels like. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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MHS Genesis online at Vance

Col. Lidia Ilcus, 71st Medical Group commander, reviews a patient information sheet that can be logged into Medical Health System Genesis, the new health record system that went online at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christian Soto)

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Vance ATC all-female leadership team

An all-female leadership team helps control the sky over Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where Air Force pilots receive their initial flight training. The members of the 71st Operations Support Squadron are, from left, Master Sgt. Bianca Jakeman, chief controller of the radar approach control; Capt. Mackenzie Wamhoff, airfield operations flight commander; and Master Sgts. Katelyn Moore and Kristen Betz, chief controllers of the tower. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Resilience trainer

Senior Airman Logan Graham is a Resilience Training Assistant at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. RTAs are part of the unit and help spread positive emotions, optimism and give unit members tools to handle the unexpected in a healthier way. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Ratchet 33 crew

A U-28A, call sign Ratchet 33, went down near Djibouti, Africa, Feb. 18, 2012. The crew included a Vance alumni, upper left, Capt. Ryan Hall; and upper right, Capt. Nicholas Whitlock; lower left, 1st Lt. Justin Wilkins; and lower right, Senior Airman Julian Scholten. (Courtesy photo)

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Innovator of the Year

Col. Jay Johnson, left, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, with Maj. Jared Ostroski, winner of the Innovator of the Year award during a ceremony held Feb. 12 in the Greven Crosswinds Club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. On the far right is Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, the 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Flight Commander of the Year

Col. Jay Johnson, left, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, presents Capt. Eric Willuweit with the Flight Commander of the Year award during a ceremony held Feb. 12 in the Greven Crosswinds Club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. On the far right is Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, the 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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CRAFT

Vance Air Force Base cut the ribbon on their new CRAFT facility Jan. 28. UPT 2.5 student pilots will use the human performance enhancing lab to extend their careers and learn healthy habits before joining the world's greatest Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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CRAFT

Master Sgt. Kerry Wilson, the first sergeant for the 71st Student Squadron, tests her cognitive skills at Team Vance's new CRAFT facility Jan. 28. CRAFT Airmen use cutting-edge technology to improve the cognitive abilities of student and instructor pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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CRAFT

Team Vance celebrated the opening of its new CRAFT facility Jan. 28. CRAFT is a human performance enhancing facility that assists student and instructor pilots with strength and conditioning, nutrition and cognitive abilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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