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Lyntel Murphy retires

Lyntel Murphy is retiring after a life of service that began as an Air Force maintenance chief and ended as principal of Eisenhower Elementary School at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Michaela Prince)

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Pulling the chocks for the last time

Lyntel Murphy, former Air Force maintenance chief turned elementary school principal, pulls the chocks on a T-38C aircraft she will marshal out for the last time. Murphy served as principal of Eisenhower Elementary School at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, until her recent retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Michaela Prince)

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A career of service

In honor of her service as principal of Eisenhower Elementary School at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Lyntel Murphy, right, prepares to marshal out 1st Lt. Aimee Sayers' T-38C for a training flight. Murphy was an Air Force maintenance chief before going into education. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Michaela Prince)

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Marshalling her last aircraft

Lyntel Murphy, former Air Force maintenance chief turned elementary school principal, marshals out her last aircraft on the Vance flightline, honoring her time at Eisenhower Elementary School at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jordan Sillence)

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT JAMES D. “BO” WARRENBURG

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Aviation is a family thing

Having a pilot in the family is a thing of pride. Twenty-two students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-12 received their wings during a ceremony held July 11 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jordan Sillence)

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A good day to become a pilot

A tradition for new pilots is having an important member in their life pin on the first set of wings. Twenty-two students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-12 received their wings during a ceremony held July 11 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Michaela Prince)

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A final tweak before graduation

Col. Carl Miller, right, 71st Flying Training Wing deputy commander, gives the uniform of a member of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-12 a minor tweak before the July 11 graduation ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Michaela Prince)

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New pilots, new adventures

Thirty-six students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-11 received their wings during a ceremony held June 18 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Giving wings to a dream

A tradition for new pilots is having an important member in their life pin on the first set of wings. Thirty-six students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-11 received their wings during a ceremony held June 18 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Col Benjamin Jans

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Chaplain retires after 28-year career

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Duane McCrory retired from active duty during a ceremony held Friday, May 30, in the chapel at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. McCrory served the Air Force for 28 years, both as an enlisted Airman and a commissioned officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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AETC to train 1,500 pilots annually

T-6A Texan II

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All in the family

A new Air Force pilot shares the proud moment with his family following the graduation of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-10, May 22, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Pinning the new aviator

Tradition for a new pilot is to have someone important in their life pin on the first pair of wings. One of the 23 new pilots in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-10 continued that tradition following graduation May 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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New pilots for new adventures

Twenty-three students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-10 received their wings during a ceremony held May 22 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Recognizing decades of service

Michael Cooper, second from left, received the 2024–25 Defense Community Champion award for decades of leadership that has helped expand higher education access, enhance infrastructure at Woodring Regional Airport and support families stationed at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Cooper was a former mayor of Enid, Oklahoma. Also in the photo are, from left, David Mason, current mayor of Enid; Col. Charles Throckmorton, 71st Flying Training Wing commander at Vance; and George Pankonin, also a former Enid mayor. (Courtesy photo)

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New pilot's proud family

A new Air Force pilot celebrates the graduation of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-09 with his family following a ceremony held May 2 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Pinning a new pilot

A proud Air Force tradition has an important person in the new aviator's life pin on their first set of wings. Twenty-three members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-09 received their wings during a ceremony held May 2 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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