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SARC Run

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Airmen begin the 5th Annual Sexual Assault Prevention Response Awareness Run 5k April 18 outside the Fitness Center. Approximately 400 Team Vance members participated in the run. For the past five years the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office teamed up with the Health and Wellness Center to set up a course outlined by cones to direct runners and provide water. The purpose of the run is to give Airmen time to reflect on the impact sexual assault has on the victims, their families, their units and the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Spring Fling

Airmen 1st Class Shafiquca Gause, a 71st Flying Training Wing Judge Advocate Office paralegal, and Eduardo Garcia-Santiago, a 71st Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, give an overview of the events to attendees before they set out on their own at Vance’s Annual Spring Fling held in the club April 8. During Spring Fling, vendors from the local community and representatives from different services on base, set up booths to talk with attendees about the services they offer. This year, attendees enjoyed free sloppy joes during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Spring Fling

Master Sgt. Jason Trickey, the Radar Approach Control chief controller, carries his daughter Lilia on his shoulders during Vance’s Annual Spring Fling held in the club April 8. During Spring Fling, vendors from the local community and representatives from different services on base set up booths to talk with attendees about the services they offer. This year, attendees enjoyed free sloppy joes during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Spring Fling

Airman 1st Class Daquan Johnson, a 71st Medical Operations Squadron flight medicine technician, attempts to catch a flying disk while wearing “drunk goggles” at Vance’s Annual Spring Fling held in the club April 8. During Spring Fling, vendors from the local community and representatives from different services on base, set up booths to talk with attendees about the services they offer. The drunk goggles simulate how vision is impaired while a person is intoxicated and their purpose is to demonstrate the lack of control someone experiences while driving drunk. This year, attendees enjoyed free sloppy joes during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Voice over Internet Protocol

VANCE AIR FOREC BASE, Okla. -- By December, Team Vance members will be making all telephone calls using Voice over Internet Protocol, either on their computers or with hardphones. Both methods will use the base network and are projected to save the Air Force money. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Key Spouses luncheon

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The members of the Team Vance Key Spouses were recognized April 10 during a luncheon at the Vance Collocated Club. Key Spouses fill several roles. Primarily, they support families of deployed Airmen. However, at Vance, they also focus on welcoming new members of Team Vance and help ease the transition to life in Enid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)
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Chief Recognition Ceremony

Senior Master Sgt. Bruce McPherson, the 71st Security Forces Squadron superintendent, stands in front of a display recognizing each rank in the enlisted forces structure during a Chief Recognition Ceremony April 9 at the Vance Collocated Club. Each candle was lit by an Airman – E-1 to E-8 – as the responsibilities for each rank were read from the ‘Little Brown Book’ otherwise known as the enlisted force structure. Team Vance recognized McPherson as its only chief master sergeant select during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)
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Chief Recognition Ceremony

Senior Master Sgt. Bruce McPherson, the 71st Security Forces Squadron superintendent, lights a candle above chief’s stripes during a Chief Recognition Ceremony April 9 at the Vance Collocated Club. Each candle was lit by an Airman – E-1 to E-8 – as the responsibilities for each rank were read from the ‘Little Brown Book’ otherwise known as the enlisted force structure. Team Vance recognized McPherson as its only chief master sergeant select during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)
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Retiree Appreciation Day

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Army 1st Sgt. (Ret.) John Novofny, learns about the benefits shopping at the Commissary could have from Shelia Gilbert, the Commissary director, right, during retiree appreciation night April 8. Nearly every year, military retirees are invited to out to Vance to get an update on what services are available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Steve Long, Arts and Crafts Center manager.

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Steve Long, the Arts and Crafts Center manager, sits in the reopened woodshop during a soft opening for the Arts and Crafts Center here March 20. Base leadership decided to reopen the Arts and Crafts Center due to several requests from base personnel. The hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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Gen. Robin Rand

Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, awards the Altus Trophy to Enid, Okla., community leaders April 2 at the Woodring Regional Airport in Enid. The Altus Trophy is presented to the civilian community that best supports its host AETC base. Enid received the trophy for the first time since the awards inception. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)
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Gen. Robin Rand

Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, speaks to Enid, Okla., community leaders before presenting the city with the Altus Trophy April 2 at the Woodring Regional Airport in Enid. The Altus Trophy is presented to the civilian community that best supports its host AETC base. Enid received the trophy for the first time since the awards inception. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)
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AETC Senior NCO of the Year

Master Sgt. Jason K. Trickey, the Radar Approach Control chief controller is the AETC Senior NCO of the Year.
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Special Olympics

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Special Olympians prepare to cross the finish line during a 50-meter dash at the Cherokee Strip Area 6 Special Olympics held here. This year more than 170 Olympians competed at Vance assisted by 200 volunteers from Vance, the Enid High School JROTC and the Oklahoma Bible Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)
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Chief Aman enjoys pie in the face

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Chief Master Sgt. Mark Aman, the 71st Flying Training Wing command chief master sergeant, enjoys the results of the “Pie in the Eye” fundraiser March 26 at the Vance Collocated Club. Aman was smeared by a special pie that was auctioned off at the last minute by the event organizers. Other pies were purchased with votes. The fundraiser brought in $817.75 for the 2014 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)
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Col Abatti gets pie in face

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Lt. Col. David Woodley, the 71st Operations Support Squadron commander, smears his boss, Col. James Abatti, the 71st Operations Group commander, during a “Pie in the Eye” fundraiser March 26 at the Vance Collocated Club. The fundraiser brought in $817.75 for the 2014 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign. The pies were purchased with votes and Abatti took first place with 1,727. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)
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Capt Swansiger gets pie in face

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Airman 1st Class Shalimar Figueroa and 2nd Lt. Kathrine Thompson pie Capt. Ashley Swansiger March 26 at the Vance Collocated Club. The “Pie in the Eye” fundraiser brought in $817.75 for the 2014 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign. The pies were purchased with votes and Swansiger took third place with 280. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)
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Sarina Houston

Sarina Houston, the wife of Capt. Jake Houston, T-1A Jayhawk instructor pilot with the 3rd Flying Training Squadron, was named the 2013 Air Education and Training Command Key Spouse of the Year. She will be recognized during a Key Spouse appreciation luncheon scheduled for April 10 at the Vance Collocated Club. The award recognizes the critical role of key spouses in successful mission accomplishment at wing, unit and organizational levels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Terry Wasson)
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Teal bows, which signify the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, were tied to trees ringing the traffic circle in front of the Vance Air Force, Okla., Base Main Gate March 31. The teal color is a reminder of the Air Force’s commitment to prevent sexual assault, not just during the month of April, but every day, all year long. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Bolinger)
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Baton training

Staff Sgt. John King, the 71st Security Forces unit training manager, demonstrates a defensive maneuver with an impact baton during augmentee training March 24 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Baton training is one of the culminating events before augmentees are certified to support SFS during emergency operations. Each year, the 71st SFS trains 24 Airmen from different squadrons across Vance to bolster their numbers in case of emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Frank Casciotta)
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