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Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, left, 19th Air Force commander, shakes hands with 2nd Lt. Christopher Ruflin, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, Aug. 15, 2019, inside the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During Wills’ visit, he sat down with several student pilots and discussed the status of pilot training and ways it can be improved. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Maj Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, sits down with student pilots from 71st Student Squadron to talk about the future of pilot training Aug. 15, 2019, in the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Wills listened to feedback about the current pilot training curriculum and how it could be improved. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Dover C-17

Twenty-two community leaders from Dover, Delaware, flew to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for a visit Aug. 14-16, on board this C-17 Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Amn Zoe Perkins)

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Gen Wills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, puts on a virtual-reality headset Aug. 15, 2019, in the 8th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. While at the 8th FTS, Wills was given a brief on how Vance is working to improve the curriculum of pilot training. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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CMSgt Thompson

Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, secures his harness Aug. 15, 2019, in Life Support at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During their visit, Thompson and Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, flew in a T-38C Talon. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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CMSgt Thompson

Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, adjusts the straps on his helmet Aug. 15, 2019, in Life Support at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. During their visit, Thompson and Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, flew in a T-38C Talon. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Gen Mills

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, left, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, 19th Air Force command chief, are briefed by Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith, director of operations for the 71st Operations Support Squadron, during their tour of the Inhofe Air Traffic Control Tower at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Col Anthony Smith

Col Anthony Smith

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Senior Master Sgt. Neco Johnson (right), 2nd Munitions Squadron first sergeant, helps his wife Rondi (left) and children Kevin (middle left) and Kenya (middle right) prepare dinner at their home in Bossier City, Louisiana, August 7, 2019. The life of a first sergeant can be demanding, but Johnson is able to find balance with his work and life by scheduling mandatory family time whenever he can. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tessa B. Corrick)

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Then and now

2nd Lt. Joe Stara, center, a student pilot currently assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, poses by a T-37 Tweet with retired Air Force Col. Jim Faulkner, left, and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Mayhall, Aug. 6, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Faulkner and Mayhall were both student pilots at Vance in the late 1960s. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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Troop 11 tour

Col. Robert Haas, 71st Operations Group commander, answers questions about the T-38A Talon from Boy Scouts Troop 11 from Enid, Oklahoma, during a tour July 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Troop 11 tour

A member of Boy Scout Troop 11 gets an up close look at the aircraft parking ramp from a crew bus window during a tour of Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Troop 11 tour

Airman 1st Class Wade McMillen explains the job of tower controllers to members of Boy Scout Troop 11 during their tour of Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Graduation

Col. Richard Tanner, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, greets members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Classes 19-19 and 19-20 before their graduation ceremony, July 26, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Tanner was the graduation guest speaker. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Graduation

Members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Classes 19-19 and 19-20 during their graduation ceremony held July 26 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Team Vance has graduated more than 34,000 pilots since the gates opened in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Graduation

Pinning on pilot wings by a friend or family member is the pinnacle of every Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Graduation

Every graduate of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Classes 19-19 and 19-20 received a diploma and their first set of wings during the ceremony held July 26 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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flight

1st Lt. Carmela Rourke, right, with the 3rd Flying Training Squadron, discusses an orientation flight with Tom Kiernan, president and CEO of American Wind Energy Association, prior to takeoff, July 30, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Cameron Schultz)

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CMSAF Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright addresses Team Vance Airmen during an all-call July 29, 2019, in the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Wright discussed the current and future state of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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2nd Lt. James Barnard went from battlefield Airman to Air Force pilot, trading his pararescueman maroon beret for gold bars and pilot wings. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/ Airman 1st Class Zachary Heal)

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