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Guarding 71st FTW begins at gate

Although this is how most people entering Vance Air Force Base see Sergeant Traci Hannah, Computer Sciences Corporation sergeant of the guard and other gate guards, checking IDs at the gate is not the section’s only task.

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Warrior of the Week: Tech Sgt. David Martin

Photo by Frank McIntyre

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Vance sweeps 19th AF Instructor Pilot of the Year awards

Capts. Greg Nelson, 32nd M Flight class commander, Richard Ganske, 8th Flying Training Squadron C Flight commander, and Bryan Griffith, 25th Check Flight commander, each earned their respective airframe’s Instructor Pilot of the Year award for 19th Air Force.(Photo by Terry Wasson)

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ROTC cadets shadow Team Vance members

Tech. Sgt. Traci Stewart, 71st Medical Group laboratory technician, watches Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in the Operation Air Force Rising Sophomore program as they shadow enlisted members in the clinic Monday.(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Savannah)

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K-9 unit ‘force multipliers’ for squadron

Sergeant Odell tests Cini’s ability to follow commands.(Photo by Frank McIntyre)

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K-9 unit ‘force multipliers’ for squadron

Staff Sgt. Ralph Conklin, 71st Security Forces Squadron dog handler, and his dog, Roy, search a building for drugs during a recent K-9 demonstration. Roy and Eukay are trained to detect drugs, while Cini is trained to detect explosives.(Courtesy photo by Kyle Nosal)

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Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Kimberly Damron

(Photo by 2nd Lt. Nicole Poff)

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Warrior of the Week

A true “warrior-leader” according to his commander, Captain Shade goes above and beyond his call of duty, such as assisting with and judging the K-9 competition the 71st Security Forces Squadron hosted Saturday.(Photo by Frank McIntyre)

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A day in the life of a Vance squadron commander

Colonel Hill briefs squadron issues to the 25th FTS during a commander’s call recently. He also recognized several of the squadron’s award winners.(Photo by Capt Tony Wickman)

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A day in the life of a Vance squadron commander

Capt. Luke Schneider, 25th Flying Training Squadron K-Flight commander, conducts a sortie pre-brief with Lt. Col. Nathan Hill, 25th FTS commander. Colonel Hill is responsible for more than 120 active-duty members, Reservists, students and a civilian, spread across four student flights, one check flight, one training flight and unit administration.(Photo by Capt Tony Wickman)

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A day in the life of a Vance squadron commander

Colonel Hill prepares his "honorary commander," Brian Henson of Henson Construction, to take an orientation flight in a T-38C Talon aircraft May 19. Part of the squadron commander's responsibility is maintaining and facilitating off-base community relations contacts. One way to do that is to have an honorary commander and orientate him or her to the mission of the unit, the wing and the Air Force.(Photo by Capt Tony Wickman)

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Team Vance deployed warriors: OSS Airmen control Iraqi skies

Senior Airman Joshua Beagley, 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, runs a checklist as he controls the air space over Southern Iraq from the Area Control Center here. Each month, the center controls more than 10,000 aircraft in a 200-mile radius around Ali.(Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Team Vance deployed warriors: OSS Airmen control Iraqi skies

Staff Sgt. Jon Neidigh, 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, works flight requests as aircraft transit the air space over southern Iraq from the Area Control Center here. When the aircraft get within five miles of Ali Base, the ACC turns them over to the Air Traffic Control tower.(Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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12 Outstanding AETC Airmen include Vance SrA

Senior Airman Elizabeth Sewell, 71st Mission Support Squadron personnelist, was recently named the Air Education and Training Command Airman of the Year. She now moves to compete at the Air Force level.(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Savannah)

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Vance NCO garners AETC award

Staff Sgt. Chelsea Yun, Air Education and Training Command Command Post NCO of the Year, receives a T-6 incentive flight Tuesday for her achievement as third-quarter Vance NCO of the Quarter in 2005. offices; base audio-visual support; local purchase offices; quality assurance; Travel Management Office; Services and Information, Ticket and Tours offices; CSC management and human resources offices; and Trend Western offices.(Photo by Master Sgt. Robert English)

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MS Walk brings awareness to Vance, Enid communities

Frank McIntyre, 71st Flying Training Wing Public Affairs internal information chief, takes a break with a few friends – Amos, Sparky, Abby, Scout and Missy — during a photo shoot for the base newspaper. Mr. McIntyre was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2004.(Enid News and Eagle photo by Andy Carpenean)

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Graduation in sight after deployment

Capt. Erich Wanagat lines up the refractor as he prepares to check a patient’s eyesight.(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

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Where's the fire?

Team Vance firefighter Roger Diller checks the nozzle pressure of the fire hose before joining Chris Doss to conduct training inside Bldg.518. The Vance Fire Department took advantage of the buildings that are scheduled for demolition to conduct more realisitic fire training, such as discharging water, breaching walls and forcing entries. Bldg. 518 is one of the former Logistics Readiness Squadron sites replaced by the new LRS center.(Photo by Jerry Gumaer)

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Remembrance

Maj. Robert Rossi, 71st Security Forces Squadron commander, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Odell, 71st SFS, honor fallen security forces comrades during a remembrance ceremony Feb. 24. The ceremony honored Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy and Tech. Sgt. Jason Norton, who were killed Jan. 23 while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills)

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Home is where the heart, mission are

Brothers 2nd Lt. Scott and Capt. Kyle Boeckman both pilot aircraft at Vance. Captain Boeckman is a 25th Flying Training Squadron instructor and Lieutenant Boeckman is a 33rd Flying Training Squadron Class 07-04 student.(Courtesy photo by Andy Carpenean)

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