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Austrian C-130 pilot visits Vance Safety Office

Maj. Josef "Supa Sep" Willegger, Austrian Air Force C-130 pilot (right) visits U.S. Air Force Maj. Andy "Axl" Rose, chief of the 71st Flying Training Wing Safety office here. Maj. Josef Willegger recently completed a three month International Flight Safety Officer's Course at Kirtland Air Force Base.

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Lt. Col. David Morrissey

Lt. Col. David Morrissey 32nd Flying Training Squadron Commander

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May Warrior of the Month

Staff Sgt. Terrell Smith, NCO in Charge of Chapel Operations, prepares the altar for a Vance church service. Sergeant Smith is the May Warrior of the Month for his dedicated service to Vance quality of life programs and mission-related programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Davis)

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CSI: Vance

Vance bioenvironmental, AFOSI, security forces and fire department personnel walk a grid and mark evidence during an exercise Tuesday on how to preserve and process a chemical or weapon of mass destruction scene that may be a result of criminal activity. Team Vance first responders received the training on how to process a hazardous materials incident from an Air Force Office of Special Investigators crime scene investigator. (Air Force Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

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CSI: Vance

Staff Sgt. Andrew McGee and Airman 1st Class Justin Barajas, both with 71st Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering, mark evidence while walking a grid during an exercise Tuesday on how to preserve and process a chemical or weapon of mass destruction scene that may be a result of criminal activity. (Air Force Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

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CSI: Vance

Special Agent Chris Biggers, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 438, and Capt. Timothy Brathwaite, 71st Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering, walk a grid and mark evidence during an exercise Tuesday on how to preserve and process a chemical or weapon of mass destruction scene that may be a result of criminal activity. (Air Force Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

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CSI: Vance

Special Agent Jennifer Steel, an AFOSI forensic science consultant, reviews the practical exercise with bioenvironmental, AFOSI, security forces and fire department people on how to preserve and process a chemical or weapon of mass destruction scene that may be a result of criminal activity during training Tuesday. (Air Force Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

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CSI: Vance

Airman 1st Class Justin Barajas, 71st Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering, and Senior Airman Brock Evans, 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron civil engineering readiness, practice taking and analyzing samples during training Tuesday on how to process a hazardous materials incident taught by an Air Force Office of Special Investigations crime scene investigator. (Air Force Photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

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AFSO 21

Maj. Darin Gibbs, 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron commander and AFSO 21 event team leader, writes down steps to streamline processes for deploying Team Vance members. A 25-person AFSO 21 team met April 1 to contribute ideas and suggestions to make deployment outprocessing smoother for mobility personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Davis)

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Airman Leasiolagi

Airman 1st Class Nive Leasiolagi, March Warrior of the Month and three-level apprentice air traffic controller with the 71st Operations Support Squadron, sits in front of an air traffic simulator.

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71st SFS commander returns from six-month deployment

Maj. Herb Meadows speaks with a team leader prior to a tactical security escort mission at Bagram AB. The major recently returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom as the 455th ESFS commander. (Courtesy Air Force photo)

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Airmen wanted for tough paralegal career field

Tech. Sgt. Laura Rosenzweig and Master Sgt. Katherine Johnson are paralegals in the 71st Flying Training Wing Staff Judge Advocate's Office. Paralegals support several areas including military justice, civil law, claims, contracts, legal assistance and the victim witness assistance program. They may also be certified by the American Bar Association after completing their Community College of the Air Force degrees and seven-level upgrade training requirements, including attendance to the paralegal craftsman course taught at the Air Force Judge Advocate General School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

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Smile for the bunny

Caleb, 6, and Colby Gibbs, 2, smile with the Easter Bunny during the base wide Easter Egg Hunt March 22. The children are the kids of Maj. Darin Gibbs, 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, and his wife Tina. (Air Force photo by Melissa Seror)

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And they're off...

Children ages six to nine years old take off in search of Easter eggs during the base wide Easter Egg Hunt on March 22. (Air Force photo by Melissa Seror)

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Questions for the chief

19th Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Tappana visits with Team Vance Airmen over breakfast Feb. 8 during a base visit. Chief Tappana was the guest speaker for the 71st Flying Training Wing Annual Awards banquet Feb. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Davis)

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Only the Best

Capt. Jaime Kaauamo, Maj. Gen. Charles Green (Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force, presenting the award), Col. Otha Solomon Jr., Sharron Schaefer, Lt. Col. Mark Batcho, 71st Medical Group, receive the award for the Air Force Medical Service Top Performing Military Treatment Facility for Small Clinics in the Continental United States at the 2008 Military Health Services Conference in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy photo)

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New command chief

71st Flying Training Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez speaks to a Team Vance Airman about the Airman's Creed Feb. 5. The chief, a native of Eagle Pass, Texas, recently moved to Vance from Laughlin AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Davis)

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Congratulations

Staff Sgt. Robert Belus, deployed with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, is awarded the Iraqi Campaign Medal at Balad Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Belus, who is assigned to the 71st Comptroller Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, was recently selected to attend U.S. Air Force Officers Training School. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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New Facility

Airman 1st Class Robert DuBois, Mental Health technician, places informational brochures in the waiting room of the new Mental Health Services building located at 816 Macchia Ave. Team Vance members are invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility at 10 a.m., Jan. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Davis)

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Col. Jennifer L. Graham, 71st Mission Support Group Commander

(U.S. Air Force photo)

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