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Early start

Adam Sloat, Computer Services Corporation fitness center supervisor registers Patty Tyson, CSC community services, for Saturday’s 5K run that attracted 120 runners to compete for commander’s trophy points or just enjoy an early morning run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kate Begiebing)

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Earning a Ranger tab

1st Lt. Adama Mbaye, a 71st Security Forces Squadron logistics officer from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, attending the U.S. Army’s Ranger School at Fort Moore, Georgia. (Courtesy photo)

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Easter egg hunt

More than 200 children participated in the annual base wide Easter Egg Hunt held April 3 at the Youth Center gym and the ground around the center. Four separate age groups searched out the Easter eggs. Crafts were available to the children as well as a visit by the Easter Bunny. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ashley Murphy)

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Easter egg hunt

Maycee McCann, daughter of Capt. Greg and Monica McCann, puts a prize in her Easter egg basket during the annual base wide Easter Egg Hunt held April 3 at the Youth Center gym and the ground around the center. The egg hunt included a visit by the Easter Bunny. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Ashley Murphy)

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Easter surprises

(Photo by 1st Lt Paula Bissonette) Children and parents flock to the Easter Bunny to turn in tickets found in Easter eggs for prizes. More than 100 people attended the basewide egg hunt Saturday at the park, despite the cold, wet weather.

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Easy as pie

Matt Beale, 10, scarfs down pie during the Fall Fest 2007 pie-eating contest Oct. 4. Matt is the son of Michelle and Master Sgt. Mark Beale with the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Davis)

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Education office helps quench thirst for knowledge

(Photo by A1C Jennifer Jackson) SSgt Michael Baxter, base education office, reviews A1C Sara Rutkowski’s, 71st OSS, educational records and discusses her options for further education.

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Egress training

Tech. Sgt. Iyendo Manchester, left, gives Brig. Gen. Chris Nowland a refresher on getting out of the T-38 Talon cockpit during an emergency. General Nowland, the director of Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments at Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and a former commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., was the guest speaker for the Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 12-04 graduation ceremony Jan. 27 at Vance Air Force Base. After the graduation, General Nowland participated in a two-ship advanced T-38 formation sortie with members of the 25th Flying Training Squadron. Sergeant Manchester is the NCO in charge of Aerospace and Operational Physiology with the 71st Medical Operations Squadron at Vance Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Joe B. Wiles)

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Eight ladies patch

Class 22-03's class patch is based on the movie, "Mean Girls." The class included eight women, the most in any pilot training class in Vance Air Force Base's history. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)

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Eileen Collins

Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 mission commander, dons a training version of the full-pressure launch and entry suit prior to the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center in 2002. Collins was a student pilot at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in 1978, and the first female T-38 instructor pilot at the base. (NASA photo/ Robert Markowitz)

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Eileen Collins

Col. Eileen Collins graduated Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB in 1978. She was one of the first four women to go through the program and was the first female T-38 instructor pilot at Vance. Collins became the first female astronaut to command a Space Shuttle mission in July 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Electric piano player

Airman 1st Class Christina Sullivan, 71st Force Support Squadron, tries out the electric piano at the new Airmen Ministry Center at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The center is holding a grand opening at 5 p.m., Nov. 30. The center is equipped with a foosball table, 60-inch television with Xbox and PlayStation, a mini-basketball hoop game and much more. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Elisa Maher and family

Elisa Maher, right, her husband, Lt. Col. William "Yogi" Maher, 71st Student Squadron commander, and their two children. (Courtesy photo)

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Elite team handles elevated situations

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Security forces EST members exit a room after clearing it during a training exercise

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Elite team handles elevated situations

Security forces EST members take a break while training.(Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Randy Hessley)

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Elite team handles elevated situations

Staff Sgt. David Harris, 71st Security Forces Squadron Emergency Services Team member, shields himself and creates a safe entrance for a teammate during EST training. The EST handles elevated situations a normal flight is not trained to handle.(Photo by Frank McIntyre)

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Elizabeth Seis at Holiday Marketplace

Elizabeth Seis, the Vance Officers’ Spouses’ Club historian and volunteer, works the front door at the OSC annual Holiday Marketplace, Nov. 9, at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center in Enid. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarina Houston)

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EM at the mall

Senior Airman Zachary Paskovitch, a 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron Emergency Management Flight emergency management journeyman, dons a hazmat suit during the 4th Annual Weather and Disaster Preparedness Day April 8 at the Oakwood Mall in Enid, Oklahoma. The Airmen joined emergency management personnel from across Garfield County to hand out preparedness information to the local community. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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EM at the mall

Members from the 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron Emergency Management Flight stand in front of their booth during the 4th Annual Weather and Disaster Preparedness Day April 8 at the Oakwood Mall in Enid, Oklahoma. The Airmen joined emergency management personnel from across Garfield County to hand out preparedness information to the local community. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)

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EMCS monitor

Byron Gainer monitors energy usage in one of 75 buildings at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., that are connected to the Energy Management Control System. Gainer, an EMCS network analyst, helps save the base $217,000 in energy costs annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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