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Colonel Darrell F. Judy

Commander, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Change of command

Lt. Col. Tam Dinh, right, accepts the 71st Medical Operations Squadron guidon from Col. Kirsten Benford, 71st Medical Group commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 24, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)

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Partners in the Sky induction

Steve Barnes, left, the director of the Garfield County Expo Center in Enid, Oklahoma, is inducted into the Vance Partners in the Sky by Col. Clark Quinn, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a ceremony June 10 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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OG change of command

Col. Paul Johnson, right, the new commander of the 71st Operations Group, takes the 71st OG guidon from Col. Clark Quinn, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during the 71st OG change-of-command ceremony June 13 in Hangar 170 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Johnson assumed command from Col. John Cinnamon who leaves Team Vance for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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Class 16-10

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-10 graduates at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, pose for family pictures as a four-ship T-6A Texan II formation passes overhead. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)

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Change of Command

Lt. Col. Steven Sylvester, right, accepts the 33rd Flying Training Squadron guidon from Col. John Cinnamon, the 71st Operations Group commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 2 in Hangar 170 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Sylvester assumed command of the 33rd FTS from Lt. Col. Michael Starr. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Change of command

Lt. Col. Steven Sylvester, right, accepts the 33rd Flying Training Squadron guidon, and command of the unit, from Col. John Cinnamon, the 71st Operations Group commander, during a change-of-command ceremony June 2 in Hangar 170 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Sylvester replaced Lt. Col. Michael Starr. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 71st Flying Training Wing

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Future F-15C pilot

2nd Lt. Tom Fitzgerald, a former enlisted F-15C Eagle crew chief, sits in the cockpit of a trainer aircraft on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Fitzgerald graduated Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-08 at Vance Air Force Base April 29, and was selected for upgrade training to fly the F-15C with his California Air National Guard unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)

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SMSgt Christopher Calhoun

Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Calhoun, 71st Flying Training Wing Staff Agencies superintendent

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Courtesy

Permanently injured and disfigured in a car crash, Master Sgt. David Ingram, Air Combat Command's weapons safety manager, shares his story of fatigued driving. (Courtesy photo)

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Camp Tomahawk

Last year, local area boys and girls attended Camp Tomahawk, spending a week touring Vance Air Force Base and visiting Oklahoma attractions. Twenty boys and 20 girls will join Team Vance this June for Camp Tomahawk 2016. The camp is a joint venture between Team Vance and the Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Class 16-09 graduation

From left, Grace Regan, 2nd Lt. Patrick Regan and Clare Regan pose for a photo following Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-09's graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 20. Lieutenant Regan was one of 15 student pilots to receive their silver wings during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)

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Atop Cayambe in Ecuador

Lt. Col. David Loveless, the 71st Medical Operations Squadron commander at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, during his recent climb of Cayambe, an extinct volcano that is the third highest mountain in Ecuador. In his commentary, Loveless writes about a presence -- a “third man” – that climbers in trouble often report kept them going when they were ready to give up. He suggests you can be that third man when your Wingman is in crisis. (Courtesy photo)

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Teamwork keeps students flying

An L-3 Communications plane marshal ushers a T-1A Jayhawk crew toward the runway at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The 3rd Flying Training Squadron T-1 instructor pilots prepare students for a future in flying a variety of heavy aircraft like the C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft and the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler. More than 300 student pilots earn silver wings annually at Vance AFB thanks to the dedication of active duty and Reserve instructors and civilian partners. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)

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Lt. Col. Bryan Elder

Lt. Col. Bryan Elder, 8th Flying Training Squadron commander

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Lt. Col. Michael Kirkpatrick

Lt. Col. Michael Kirkpatrick, 71st Flying Training Wing Inspector General

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Class 16-08

Five of the 18 members of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-08 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, were selected to fly fighter and bomber aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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Class 16-08

The men and women of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-08 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, received their wings today during a ceremony held at 10 a.m. in the Base Auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)

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Holocaust survivor shares story

Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a survivor of the concentration camps and death trains of the Holocaust in Germany and Holland during World War II, shares her story of survival with an audience at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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