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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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One pint at a time

1st Lt. Michael Ober, an airfield operations flight operations officer assigned to the 71st Operations Support Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is a bridge between the Our Blood Institute and Vance by helping promote blood drives on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jordan Sillence)

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Partners for life

Senior Airman Sydney Adams, 71st Security Forces Squadron, a military working dog handler at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and her canine partner, Ares, prepare for a future together. Adams adopted Ares after his retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Talley)

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A wingman with fur

Staff Sgt. Sydney Adams, a 71st Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer and her canine partner, Military Working Dog Ares. (Courtesy photo)

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Retiring a canine partner

Maj. Daniel McCraw, left, the commander of the 71st Security Forces Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Sydney Adams, a 71st SFS military working dog trainer, participate in the retirement of Ares, a military working dog, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 19, 2024. Ares retired after 8 years of active-duty service assigned to the 71st SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ashley Talley)

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U.S. Air Force partners with academia, industry to test future pilot production model

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Victoria Cutt (left) and U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Marques Johnson (right), University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation student pilots, listen to their instructor, Jan. 7, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona. The student pilots are in the process of earning their private pilot certificates and instrument and multi-engine ratings, as part of Air Education and Training Command’s Initial Pilot Training Small Group Tryouts. AETC is partnering with the civil aviation sector as part of its plan to revise pilot training for U.S. Air Force and partner nation pilots.

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Wings for new pilots

Twenty-five sets of wings awaiting presentation during the Class 25-03 graduation ceremony held Dec. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Pinning the wings

A Class 25-03 graduate has his wings pinned on by his family following a ceremony held Dec. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Class 25-03

Twenty-five students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-03 wait to receive their wings during a ceremony held Dec. 6 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Meeting the general

Brig. Gen. Derek Salmi, left, the deputy commander of Nineteenth Air Force, greets students in Class 25-03 prior to their graduation ceremony held Dec. 6, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Three generations of aviators

Three generations of the Bless family are now Air Force aviators. 2nd Lt. William Hunter Bless, a newly winged student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, stands between his grandfather, left, retired Lt. Col. William “Billy” Bless, and his father, right, retired Lt. Col. Ronald William Bless. Lieutenant Bless received his Air Force wings during a graduation ceremony held Aug. 23, at Vance. His grandfather also learned to fly at Vance Air Force Base more than 70 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Sarah Smith)

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Sharing her story of loss and healing

Kristen Christy, a master resilience trainer and resiliency expert, shared her story of losing her husband to suicide and her journey to healing with Airmen at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 11, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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CMSgt J. Allan Pickren

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Overwatch ambassador

Airman 1st Class Miguel Angel Herrada, a client systems technician assigned to the 71st Installation Support Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is Air Force Gaming’s selectee as the Global Gaming Ambassador for Overwatch. In this position, Herrada will be responsible for building the Air Force’s competitive Overwatch team and organizing tournaments for Airmen and Guardians across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christopher Ornelas Jr.)

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A passion for softball

Senior Airman Gabby Flores participated in the 2024 Armed Forces Softball Tournament held at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City this summer. Flores is a dental prophylaxis technician assigned to the 71st Medical Group at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Julia Bennett)

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Japanese speaking FAIP heading to Kadena

Capt. Adam Payne, a T-6A Texan II instructor pilot with the 33rd Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, learned Japanese as a student at the U.S. Air Force Academy. His next assignment is Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Exercise Black Knight

Three T-38s from Columbus Air Force Base fly in formation over Hurlburt Field Florida on their way to an immersive multi-day exercise.

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Coins from the chief

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, the command chief at Air Education and Training Command, gives command chief coins to Airman 1st Class Zachary Haake, right, and Airman 1st Class Grace Washburn at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/ 2nd Lt. Julia Bennett)

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Training at sunset

Night flying at Vance

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Col. Carl F. Miller III

Vice Wing Commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.

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