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Fallen comrade service

Maj. Met Berisha, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron commander, shares his condolences for six fallen Airmen during a fallen comrade memorial ceremony Oct. 3, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Airmen lost their lives when their C-130J Super Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2015. Capts. Jordan Pierson and Jonathan Golden, Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond and Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris were pilots and crew members. Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz and Senior Airman Nathan Sartain were security forces fly away security team members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cierra Presentado)

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Monitoring speed on base

Staff Sgt. Eric Salazar monitors vehicle speeds at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 29. Salazar is a Defender with Vance's 71st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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Air Force Birthday cake cutting

Retired Gen. Ronald Fogleman, the Air Force Chief of Staff from October 1994 to August 1997, and Airman 1st Class Danica Gendron, cut the ceremonial cake at the Vance Air Force Base Birthday Ball at Oakwood Country Club in Enid, Oklahoma, Sept. 25. Gendron, a 71st Comptroller Squadron customer service technician and the youngest Airman present, cut the cake first and Fogleman, the oldest Airman present cut the cake second. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Caleb acepts command of ISS

Maj. Shannon Caleb, right, the 71st Installation Support Squadron commander, accepts the 71st ISS guidon from Col. Dwayne Lahaye, the 71st Mission Support Group commander, during a Re-designation Ceremony Sept. 18 at the Vance Collocated Club. Caleb was the commander of the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, which was combined with the 71st Communications Flight and re-designated the 71st ISS. (U.S. Air Force photo / 2nd Lt. Mikhail Berlin)

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Vance pilots in Academy flyover

Left to right, Capt. Tyler Ringwald, 1st Lt. Tim Martinelli and Capt. Scott Addy at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 11. The instructor pilots, all academy graduates, were part of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron team that flew a “missing man” formation over the campus as part of the school’s Sept. 11 memorial ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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Vance pilots in Academy flyover

33rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilots tour the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sept. 11. The team was in town to fly a “missing man” formation flyby as part of the school’s Sept. 11 memorial ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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Vance USAF marathon team

Members of the Vance Running Club following a predawn run in Enid, Oklahoma, Sept. 5. The team will represent Vance at the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 19. Team members are (from left): Jen Hancock, Tech. Sgt. Brad Hancock, Leslyn Conley, Tech. Sgts. Heath Conley and Denarius Brittain, John Ward, Master Sgt. Torry Brittain and Capt. Trevor Sleight. Not pictured: Capt. Daniel Cook, 1st Lt. Lauren Cook and Staff Sgts. Christina Sullivan and Samuel Helfrich.Not pictured: Capt. Daniel Cook, 1st Lt. Lauren Cook and Staff Sgts. Christina Sullivan and Samuel Helfrich. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Spouse Symposium 2015

Shannon Cowan, a professional organizer, speaks to Team Vance spouses at a Spouse Symposium Aug. 29 at the Vance Collocated Club. Fifty-five military spouses attended the first-ever resiliency event organized by Maggie Laws, the 71st Flying Training Wing community support coordinator, and the Vance Key Spouses. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Lt Col Vicars

Lt. Col. Robert Vicars, 25th Flying Training Squadron commander

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Senior NCO recognition

Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, the 19 Air Force command chief, addresses the audience during the Senior NCO Recognition Ceremony Sept. 2 at the Vance Collocated Club. Boyer reminded Vance’s newest master sergeants and master sergeant selects that they should strive to be leaders who will be remembered. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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SIGMO - Aug. '15

2nd Lt. Jessica Franklin grabs a plate of food at the August SIGMO at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 31. SIGMOs, or Single International Gourmet Meal Opportunities, are monthly meals sponsored by the Base Chapel and hosted by wing units to promote a sense of community across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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SIGMO - Aug. '15

Tech. Sgt. Manuel Feliz rolls spinach, ricotta pinwheels at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 31. The 71st Operations Support Squadron hosted the August Single International Gourmet Meal Opportunity, which is a monthly meal sponsored by the Base Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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SIGMO - Aug. '15

Senior Airman Jacob Chillson (right) hands lasagna noodles to Airman 1st Class Max Schmidl at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 31. SIGMOs, or Single International Gourmet Meal Opportunities, are monthly meals sponsored by the Base Chapel and hosted by wing units to promote a sense of community across the base. One person couldn't have put this meal on alone, Chillson said. The Air Force is a family. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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SIGMO - Aug. '15

Airman 1st Class Max Schmidl fills spinach, ricotta pinwheels at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 31. The 71st Operations Support Squadron hosted the August Single International Gourmet Meal Opportunity, which is a monthly meal sponsored by the Base Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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Spouses groups combine forces at Vance

Meg Hewes (right), the president of the Officers’ Spouses’ Club, and Jeremy Burden, the president of the Enlisted Spouses’ Group, speak to a group during an ice cream social and membership drive Aug. 25 at the Base Park. The two spouses groups will merge into one group in September and become the Vance Spouses’ Club. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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Spouses groups combine forces at Vance

Families line up for a treat during a spouses group ice cream social and membership drive Aug. 25 at the Base Park. The Officers’ Spouses’ Club and the Enlisted Spouses’ Group will merge into one group in September and become the Vance Spouses’ Club. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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MSG Retreat

Master Sgt. David Justiss, Mission Support Group 1st Sgt., holds the 71st MSG guidon at salute along with Airmen from the 71st MSG during retreat Aug. 24 outside building 500. Approximately 100 Airmen stood in formation during retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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MSG Retreat

Col. Dwayne LaHaye, Mission Support Group commander, and Airmen from the 71st MSG salute during retreat Aug. 24 outside of building 500. Approximately 100 Airmen from the 71st MSG stood in formation during retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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MSG Retreat

Airmen from the 71st Mission Support Group salute during retreat Aug. 24 outside building 500. Approximately 100 Airmen from the 71st MSG stood in formation during retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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MDG trains stretcher bearers

Capt. Gaye Bobbit (Left) and Capt. Damian Morgan carry Senior Airman Lana Short, during monthly training at the 71st Medical Group Aug. 13. The Airmen are members of the Patient Support and Casualty Management Team. The team’s role is to provide care to all causalities based on their triage category: immediate, delayed or minimal. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Mikhail Berlin)

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