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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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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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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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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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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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Eye clinic

Master Sgt. Zachery Clemmons, left, flight superintendent assigned to the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, and Maj. Daniel Galle, a flight commander assigned to the 71st MDOS, pose for a picture Jan. 30, at the clinic on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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Eye clinic

Maj. Daniel Galle, right, a flight commander assigned to the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, performs an eye exam on Senior Airman Brianne Edwards, an aerospace medicine administrator assigned to the 71st MDOS, Jan. 30, at the clinic on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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K-9 reenlistment

Staff Sgt. Jose R. Fernandez, a K-9 handler assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, poses with his wife, Sabrina, their two children and his military working dog, Akim, following his reenlistment ceremony Jan. 23, 2019, on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zoë T. Perkins)

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K-9 reenlistment

Staff Sgt. Jose R. Fernandez, a K-9 handler assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, is reenlisted by his commander, Maj. Christopher Osborne, Jan. 23, 2019, on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. His military-working-dog partner, Akim, bears witness to the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zoë T. Perkins)

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Simulator

Gen. James Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, pilots a virtual reality simulator during last year’s visit to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The virtual reality simulators are one of many innovations added in 2018 to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Zachary Heal)

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Assumption of command

The newly formed 71st Contracting Flight was stood up during an assumption of command ceremony Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Maj. Kirk Andrews, the new commander, comes to Vance from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Assumption of command

Maj. Kirk Andrews, right, accepts the guidon from Col. Yancey Cowen, 71st Mission Support Group commander, during the 71st Contracting Flight assumption of command ceremony held Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Assumption of command

Maj. Kirk Andrews presents flowers to his spouse, Ashley, during the 71st Contracting Flight assumption of command ceremony held Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Assumption of command

Maj. Kirk Andrews' commander's insignia is pinned on by his spouse, Ashley, with an assist from their daughter, during the 71st Contracting Flight assumption of command ceremony held Jan. 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Chief Master Sergeant Charmaine N. Kelley

CMSgt Kelley 71st Mission Support Group Superintendent

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DUI training

A volunteer is breathalyzed Jan. 15, during a DUI detection course hosted at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. A portion of the course covered standard field sobriety testing on voluntarily intoxicated people under the supervision of drug recognition experts. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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DUI training

From left, Senior Airman Carley Richardson, electronic security system program manager assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron; and Airman 1st Class Alexander Desimone, a patrolman assigned to the 71st SFS; listen to advice from David Cravens, an Oklahoma State Trooper, during the DUI detection course hosted at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The DUI detection course instructed not only Airman from the 71st SFS but also police officers from across the state. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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190114-F-TC510-001

Colonel Jay A. Johnson is the Vice Commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

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