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Warrior of the Week: Capt. Jacqueline Dent

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

Warrior of the Week: Airman 1st Class Sara Beane

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71st FTW welcomes new trainer airframe

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Col. Bryan Benson, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, speaks at the arrival ceremony for the T-6A Texan II. The T-6A is the newest Team Vance airframe since 1994.

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Vance alumnus receives award at class graduation

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Col. Wade Johnson, 71st Flying Training Wing vice commander, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross award on former Capt. Fred Lamparter, Team Vance alumnus, 37 years after he earned it

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Warrior of the Week: A1C Jessica Parker

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

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Doctor eyes vision studies

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Maj. (Dr.) Martin LaFrance, 71st Medical Operations Squadron, swings the refractor up to a patient’s eyes during an exam at the optometry clinic.

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Warrior of the Week: Maj. Ryan Jara

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

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Vance AFB assists Army family after house fire

Jaime Clark and her children, Dallen, 12, Christian, 8, and Cheyenne, 7, received assistance from Vance AFB, the American Red Cross and various Enid agencies after a fire gutted their home Feb. 8.

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Vance Air Force Base chapel ministry tops in command

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills) Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Steven Nicolai, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Storer, Senior Airman Stephen Huffman and Chaplain (Capt.) Samuel Bridges, review planning for future chapel activities.

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Stillwater improves runway

(Photo by Bob Farrell) Col. Wade Johnson, 71st Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Capt. Robert Lytle, 71st Operations Support Squadron airspace management, witness Stillwater Mayor Bud Lacy, Stillwater Airport Director Gary Johnson and local children cut the ribbon to open the new runway extension at the Stillwater Airport. Vance Air Force Base uses the facility to conduct T-37 flying operations. The extension will provide more opportunities for the airport to receive larger and faster aircraft.

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Team Vance begins AFAF campaign

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills) Tech. Sgt. Lee Daigle, 71st Mission Support Squadron Family Support Center, talks with an Airman about receiving Air Force Aid Society assistance.

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Warrior of the Week: 1st Lt. Kelly Lesnick

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

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Giving for a cause

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Kristi Dieterle, Oklahoma Blood Institute phlebotomist, draws blood from Terri Wasson, DynCorp photographer, during a blood drive Feb. 25 at the community chapel activity center. Team Vance donated 125 units during this drive.

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Warrior of the Week: Capt. Jasen Beckman

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

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Vance Operational Readiness Inspection on horizon

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills) The ORI Preparation Center, including 1st Lt. Craig Lowery and Major Mollick (right), is helping Staff Sgt. Timothy Coleman, 71st Security Forces Squadron, prepare for the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection.

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Comptroller squadron holds honorary CoC

(Photo by Bob Farrell) Kip Miles, 2004 71st Comptroller Squadron honorary commander, accepts a memento from Maj. Mike Wilson, 71st CPTS commander, during the squadron’s honorary change of command ceremony Tuesday.

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Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Jon Neidigh

(Photo by Frank McIntyre)

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Warrior of the Week: Sharleen Boas

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Love is in the air .... Vance student pilot, IP couples love flying

(Photo by Capt. Paula Bissonette) 2nd Lts. Jill and Nate Rogers, student pilots with the 32nd Flying Training Squadron, study together to earn their wings.

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Love is in the air .... Vance student pilot, IP couples love flying

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Capt. DeAnna Franks hands her husband, Capt. Tony Franks, his pilot bag before a flight. Both husband and wife are Vance instructor pilots.

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