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2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie checks his mask in Life Support before his "dollar ride", March 8, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The dollar ride is the first flight that a student pilot takes in Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zachary Heal)

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Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, left, 19th Air Force commander, presents the Air Medal to Capt. Matthew Heath, 25th Flying Training Squadron T-38 instructor pilot, during a ceremony Feb. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Heath received the medal for successfully landing his T-38C Talon jet trainer after loss of useful thrust in both engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zachary Heal)

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Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, left, 19th Air Force commander, presents the Air Medal to Lt. Col. Eric Schmidt, T-38 instructor pilot and chief of 71st Flying Training Wing Safety, during a ceremony Feb. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Schmidt received the medal for successfully landing his T-38C Talon jet trainer after loss of useful thrust in both engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zachary Heal)

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Yerman retires

Lt. Col. Tam Dinh, left, 71st Medical Operations Squadron commander; presents Senior Master Sgt. Susan Yerman, 71st MDOS superintendent; a certificate of retirement from the United States Air Force during a ceremony held Jan. 26 in the 8th Flying Training Squadron auditorium at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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Yerman retires

Master Sgt. Heath Conley, left, 71st Medical Group first sergeant; and Chief Master Sgt. Fay McClure, center, 71st MDG superintendent; present Senior Master Sgt. Susan Yerman, 71st Medical Operations Squadron superintendent; a shadow chest marking her Air Force career during her retirement ceremony held Jan. 26 in the 8th Flying Training Squadron auditorium at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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SMSgt Drake

Senior Master Sgt. H. Dale Drake, 71st Operations Support Squadron

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Tree lighting

Children from Eisenhower Elementary School's choir sing holiday carols Dec. 4 during the Base Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st. Class Taylor Crul)

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Shortfinger

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Bill “Shortfinger” Schwertfeger was recently named River Rat of the Year by the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association, also known as the River Rats. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Corey Pettis)

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St Mary's

Senior Airman Dylan Preister, an allergies immunization technician assigned to the 71st Medical Operations Squadron, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, places an IV in Josh Grant, a registered nurse at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, while being observed by Jeremy Logsdon, also a registered nurse at St Mary's. Preister received on-the-job training recently at St. Mary's in Enid, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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Lt Col Gurry

Lt. Col. Deirdre Gurry, 8th Flying Training Squadron commander (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Dr Molby

Capt. (Dr.) Nick Molby, a 71st Medical Operations Squadron flight surgeon, sits on an exam table he uses to asses the health of Team Vance's student and instructor pilots. Recently, Molby had a unique opportunity to trip-turn in all three Vance airframes in one day. First flying the T-6A Texan II, then the T-38 Talon and finally the T-1A Jayhawk. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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T-6A

The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, resumed T-6A Texan II flying operations Dec. 5 following four physiological events which occurred between Nov. 1 and Nov. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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MOU signing

Col. Darrell Judy, right, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, and Mike Honigsberg, Garfield County Emergency Management director, sign a memorandum of understanding between the 71st FTW and GCEM, Nov. 27, in Enid, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zachary Heal)

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SIGMO

Leadership from the 71st Medical Group carve up a turkey and several hams for the Thanksgiving Singles' International Gourmet Meal Opportunity Nov. 21 at Vance. Wielding the knives are: Lt. Col. James Payette, 71st Medical Support Squadron commander; Col. Anthony Waldroup, 71st MDG commander; Chief Master Sgt. Judy McClure, 71st MDG superintendent; and Lt. Col. Tam Dinh, 71st Medical Operations Squadron commander. SIGMO is a Chapel sponsored, free monthly meal that is hosted by a squadron or group and is attended by single Airmen and the families of deployed Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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T-6 on flightline

The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, enacted an operational pause in T-6A Texan II flying operations Nov. 15, after a fourth physiological event occurred since Nov. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Operation Cookie Cutter

2nd Lt. Natsuko Worrell, left, a 71st Force Support Squadron military personnel program manager, and Senior Airman Jayonna Huhta, a 71st FSS career development technician, prepare cookies for Operation Cookie Cutter, Nov. 9, in the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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Operation Cookie Cutter

2nd Lts. Douglas Wong, left, and Morgan Fagnant, with the 71st Student Squadron, package cookies during Operation Cookie Cutter, held Nov. 9 at the Community Chapel Activity Center, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman Zachary Heal)

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Clinic reno

A beneficiary receives a prescription at the clinic at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In early 2019, the pharmacy will be relocated to a temporary facility during Phase III of the Vance Clinic renovation. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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CFC Kick off

Vance senior leaders complete Combined Federal Campaign contribution forms during the 2017 Vance CFC kick off at the Community Chapel Activity Center, Nov. 1. At the table are, from left, Col. Lee Gentile, 71st FTW vice commander; Col. Darrell Judy, 71st Flying Training Wing commander; Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Wilson, 71st FTW command chief; Col. Paul Johnson, 71st Operations Group commander; and Lt. Col. Mike Volkerding, 71st FTW director of staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony

Vance Airmen march in formation during a 5-kilometer ruck march Sept. 15 in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day. The march ended with a retreat ceremony at the base flagpole. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)

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