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Major plays beanbag game

Maj. David Woodley, with the 71st Operations Support Squadron, plays a beanbag toss game with children at the Back to School Bash at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Aug. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Families attend back to school bash

Families check out the different vendor booths at the Back to School Bash in the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Aug. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Chaplain Bravinder hands out school supplies

Chaplain (Capt.) Jon Bravinder offers school supplies to a mother and son during the Back to School Bash in the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Aug. 10. More than 280 people attended the event hosted by the Airman & Family Readiness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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MSgt Carradine, SMSgt Hoth cook burgers

Master Sgt. Michael Carradine, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Jay Hoth flip burgers during the Top 3 Burger Burn held at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Aug. 13. Carradine is the acting first sergeant for the 71st Mission Support Group. Hoth is the 71st Force Support Squadron superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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MSgt Edson serves hotdogs

Master Sgt. Briana Edson, right, serves a hotdog to Senior Airman Bill Logel during the Top 3 Burger Burn held Aug. 13, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Edson is the client service center section chief with the 71st Communication Squadron. Logel is a health systems technician with the 71st Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Capt John Lockard

Capt. John Lockard, an instructor pilot with the 8th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., has been selected to play on the Air Force Rugby team at the International Defense Sevens Tournament Aug. 18-19, in Glendale, Colo. Lockard has been playing rugby since his time at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he graduated in 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Chaplain Bravinder

Chaplain (Capt.) Jon Bravinder pauses on the way up an inside wall at Rocktown Climbing Gym in Oklahoma City, July 28. He and Staff Sgt. Darick Alexander, with the Chapel staff at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., hosted a group of single Airmen to a day of rock climbing and an evening meal at Spaghetti Warehouse. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Gary Bangs)

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Alisha Jones

Airman 1st Class Aaron Turney, an air traffic controller with the 71st Operations Support Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., prepares to descend from a 90-foot climb up an outside wall at Rocktown Climbing Gym in Oklahoma City, July 28. He was one of a group of single Airmen the Vance Chapel hosted to a day of rock climbing and an evening meal at Spaghetti Warehouse. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Alisha Jones

Airman 1st Class Alisha Jones, an air traffic controller with the 71st Operations Support Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., takes a break between climbs at Rocktown Climbing Gym in Oklahoma City, July 28. She was one of a group of single Airmen the Vance Chapel hosted to a day of rock climbing and an evening meal at Spaghetti Warehouse. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Breitenkamp and Bonadonna

Master Sgt. Tracy Breitenkamp, left, and Tech. Sgt. Phillip Bonadonna, both with the 71st Operations Support Squadron, were on hand at the Vance Air Force Base (Okla.) Exchange, July 25, to cut the cake celebrating the Army and Air Force Exchange Service’s 117th birthday. (Courtesy photo)

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A1C Chris Savage

Airman 1st Class Chris Savage, an airfield management technician with the 71st Communication Squadron, is the 71st Flying Training Wing Airman of the Month for July at Vance AFB, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Col Darren James

Col. Darren James, left, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, helps fill the serving line at the July Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity held July 30 in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Spooning food from the tray is Dr. Debo’rah Merritt, whose husband is Lt. Col. Michael Merritt, the 71st FTW vice commander. SIGMO is a free home-cooked meal offered monthly to single Airmen and the families of deployed Airmen at Vance AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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2nd Lt Tom Barger

Second Lt. Tom Barger, one of 13 volunteers, rests between surges of diners at the July Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity held July 30 in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Barger helped prepare garlic bread for more than 180 Team Vance members attending the monthly free home-cooked meal. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Col. Darren James

Col. Darren James, wearing light blue shirt, talks with Airmen and family members attending the July Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity held July 30 in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Colonel James, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, helped serve Italian food to more than 180 diners. SIGMO is a free home-cooked meal offered monthly to single Airmen and the families of deployed Airmen at Vance AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Melissa James and Dr. Debo'rah Merritt

Melissa James, left, and Dr. Debo’rah Merritt greet diners with a smile during the July Singles’ International Gourmet Meal Opportunity held July 30 in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Mrs. James is the wife of Col. Darren James, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander. Dr. Merritt is married to Lt. Col. Michael Merritt, the 71st FTW vice commander. SIGMO is a free home-cooked meal offered monthly to single Airmen and the families of deployed Airmen at Vance AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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SSgt Endres

Staff Sgt. Nolan Endres is the 71st Flying Training Wing Warrior of the Week at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Endres is the unit training manager with the 71st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Ruby Riemann

Ruby Riemann is lead maintainer in the Survival Equipment shop operated by CSC Applied Technologies at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. She has been making sure pilots can depend on their emergency parachutes for three decades. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Ruby Riemann

Ruby Riemann packs an emergency parachute that will be used in a T-38 Talon trainer aircraft at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Riemann has worked in the Survival Equipment shop on base for three decades. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Tops In Blue

The U.S. Air Force premier entertainment team, Tops In Blue, will perform at the Expo Center in Enid, Okla., Aug. 7. (Photo courtesy of Air Force Entertainment)

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SrA Shelby Kimmel

Senior Airman Shelby Kimmel earned the John L. Levitow award while attending Airman Leadership School at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)

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