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190715-F-IE037-1014

2nd Lt. Corey Persons, a student pilot at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is thrown into the solo tank by fellow students, July 15, 2019. It is an Air Force tradition to be tossed into the tank after a student completes their first solo flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Cameron A. Schultz)

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190715-F-CQ002-1015

2nd Lt. Corey Persons, a student pilot in Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-09, walks to the T-6A Texan II training aircraft he will fly solo, July 15, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-6 is the initial pilot training aircraft used to teach student pilots basic flying skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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190715-F-CQ002-1018

2nd Lt. Corey Persons, left, a student pilot assigned to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-09, and Capt. Marcel Trott, a flight commander, inspect the T-6A Texan II logs, July 15, prior to Persons' solo flight at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. When a student pilot performs their first solo flight, they exchange name tags with their instructor so there is a pair of pilot wings onboard the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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190715-F-CQ002-1040

2nd Lt. Corey Persons, a student pilot assigned to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-09, inspects a T-6A Texan II before his solo flight July 15, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Traditionally, students exchange name tags with their instructor pilot so there is a set of pilot wings onboard the aircraft during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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190715-F-CQ002-1062

Capt. Marcel Trott, a flight commander, salutes 2nd Lt. Corey Persons, a student pilot assigned to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-09, before his solo flight in the T-6A Texan II, July 15, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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190715-F-CQ002-1070

2nd Lt. Corey Persons, a student pilot assigned to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-09, is tossed into the solo-dunk-tank by fellow student pilots immediately after Persons solo flight in the T-6A Texan II, July 15, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The dunk tank is one of many traditions along the way to becoming a U.S. Air Force pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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190715-F-CQ002-1078

2nd Lt. Corey Persons, a student pilot assigned to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-09, and his wife, Kelly, celebrate after he completed his first solo flight in the T-6A Texan II, July 15, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. When student pilots complete their first solo flight, they are thrown into a small pool called a solo tank in celebration of their accomplishment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Photos unveiled during 70th anniversary of base renaming

Unveiling a series of photos commemorating Lt. Col. Leon Vance’s service to the nation and his Medal of Honor citation during a ceremony recognizing the 70th anniversary of the airfield renaming, are, left to right, Chief Master Sgt. Frank Graziano, 71st Flying Training Wing command chief; Dr. Dan LeClair, 71st FTW historian; and Col. Jay Johnson, 71st FTW vice commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Cameron A. Schultz)

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Autry Tech sign for PDC

From left, Todd Anderson, Shayla Cline, Master Sgt. Tonita Sealy and Jesse Ashlock stand by the new Talon Institute sign built by Autry Technology Center staff for the Professional Development Center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zoё Perkins)

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Command Chief -- Graziano

Chief Master Sergeant Frank J. Graziano Jr.

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New building

Vance Air Force Base opened a new, temporary operations building June 6 to house the 33rd Flying Training Squadron and give the base more room to meet its mandate to increase pilot output. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Taylor Crul)

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Police Week Demo

Staff Sgt. William G. DuBord, a K-9 handler assinged to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, demonstrates obedience training with Military Working Dog Akim, May 17, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. For Police Week, the 71st SFS demonstrated what they do, and taught others about their job. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zoë T. Perkins)

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Police Week

Tech. Sgt. Eric Aber, the NCO in charge for the Security Forces Operations, Staff Sgt. Sheryl Aber, a training instructor for the 71st Security Forces Squadron, and Master Sgt. Tonita Sealy, a Career Assistance Advisor assigned to the 71st Force Support Squadron, carry the Thin Blue Line flag to honor all who serve and have serverd in the law enforcement career field, May 14, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Thin Blue Line flag stands for the sacifice law enforcement officers of this nation make each day. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zoe T. Perkins)

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virin

David Young, Air Mobility Command current operations air mobility analyst and retired Air Force pilot, holds the premature grandson of a retired Air Force member while in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, April 19, 2019. Young has been a volunteer for the hospital’s “cuddler program” for a year and a half. He has eight children of his own and was interested in the program because his youngest child, now 17 years old, was born eight weeks early. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miranda Simpson)

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Official Photo: Chief Gudgel

Official Photo: Chief Gudgel

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Class 19-06

Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan, center, was guest speaker at the graduation of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 19-06, Feb. 15, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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POW takes ride

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Schwertfeger, a Vietnam War combat pilot and POW, climbs into a T-38A Talon training jet at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for a ride Feb. 14, marking the 47th anniversary of the beginning of his 407 days as a prisoner during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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Commander greets POW

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Schwertfeger, a Vietnam War combat pilot and POW, right, is met by Col. Corey Simmons, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, following Schwertfeger's ride in a T-38A Talon training aircraft, Feb. 14, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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POW takes flight

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Schwertfeger, a Vietnam War combat pilot and POW, flies a T-38A Talon simulator Feb. 14 under the watchful eye of Capt. Zachary Vohs, an instructor pilot with the 25th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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Annual Awards

Eighteen Team Vance members were recognized for their support of the Vance mission during the 71st Flying Training Wing Annual Awards Banquet held Feb. 8 in the Greven Crosswinds Club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Octavius Thompson)

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