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Celebrating Hispanic American Heritage

Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, 71st Flying Training Wing command chief, speaks at Team Vance's National Hispanic American Heritage luncheon Oct. 14 at the Vance Collocated Club. About 60 people attended the luncheon. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Hill.

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Celebrating Hispanic American Heritage

Col. Jennifer Graham, 71st Mission Support Group commander, samples the food at Team Vance's National Hispanic American Heritage luncheon Oct. 14 at the Vance Collocated Club. About 60 people attended the luncheon. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Hill.

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Lt Melnicoff

2nd Lt. Lawrence Melnicoff

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LtCol Judy

Lt. Col. Darrell Judy, 71st Flying Training Wing Chief of Safety

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Vance CFC kicks off

From left: Airman 1st Class Benjamin Ekblad, 71st Flying Training Wing command post, Capt. Kris Ostrowski, wing Combined Federal Campaign project officer, Col. Mark C. Nowland, 71st FTW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, 71st FTW command chief, sign their CFC forms at the wing CFC kick-off luncheon at the Vance Collocated Club Oct. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Hill)

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71OG change of command

Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, left, pins the Legion of Merit on Col. Douglas Troyer, outgoing 71st Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony Sept. 19 in Hangar 170. Col. Glen VanHerck is the new commander of the 71st OG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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71OG change of command

Col. Douglas Troyer, outgoing commander of the 71st Operations Group, addresses attendees at the change of command ceremony Sept. 19 in Hangar 170. “It’s been two years, two months and 52,163 e-mails – actually I think a few more than that -- since I stood on this same stage and eagerly accepted the challenge of group command. I am humbled by what I have been party to during that time.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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71OG change of command

Col. Glen VanHerck, right, accepts command of the 71st Operations Group from Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a ceremony Sept. 19 in Hangar 170. Colonel VanHerck, an F-15 Eagle and B-2 Spirit pilot, comes to Vance from T-6A Texan II pilot instructor training at Randolph AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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Silver Talon

Members of the Silver Talon Honor Guard perform the POW/MIA ceremony at the Vance Senior NCO Induction ceremony held Sept. 24 in the Vance Collocated Club. Hats representing the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard were placed on the table and drinking glasses were inverted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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Team Vance E-7 selects

Eight Team Vance master sergeant and master sergeant selects were inducted into the senior NCO ranks during a ceremony held Sept. 24 at the Vance Collocated Club. From left to right: Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander; Master Sgts. Joseph Clark and Robert Innis; Tech Sgts. Tracy Cabatit, Robert Caithaml, Ronald Feffegee, Markus Schnellhammer, Charles Griffis and James Smith; 13th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Jim Finch; and Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez, 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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Col Nowland

Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, stresses the importance of leading from the front to the eight Team Vance members inducted into the senior NCO ranks during a ceremony held Sept. 24 in the Vance Collocated Club. Eighty-eight family members, supervisors, commanders and the 13th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Jim Finch, attended. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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CMSAF Finch

The thirteenth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Jim Finch, addresses the 88 attendees of the Vance Senior NCO Induction ceremony held Sept. 24 in the Vance Collocated Club. Eight master sergeant and master sergeant selects were given certificates of recognition by Col. Mark Nowland, 71st Flying Training Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Terry Wasson)

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Chief Schillo

Chief Master Sgt. Paul Schillo, 71st Mission Support Group superintendent

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Adventure Race

The Relay Teams’ first place winners, “War Birds,” clocked an overall time of 1:37:10 for the four-mile run, two-mile raft paddle and 12-mile bicycle ride during the Vance AFB 2008 Adventure Race, Sept. 20. The War Birds are from left: Capt. Nathan Thompson, 2nd Lt. Zach Thuli, Lt. Col. Brian Gienapp and Maj. Randy Schmedthorst. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Putnam)

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Adventure Race

An Extreme Team entry, “The Front Office,” pushes to the finish line to take first place at the Vance AFB 2008 Adventure Race, Sept. 20. From left to right: Maj. Todd Dyer; 2nd Lt. Mark Fraser; Col. Mark Nowland, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander; and Capt. Joe Markowski. Their overall time for the four-mile run, two-mile raft paddle and 12-mile bicycle ride was 1:46:53. Extreme teams had to complete the entire race together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Putnam)

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Adventure Race

Two of the 12 relay teams entered in the Vance AFB 2008 Adventure Race, the “Nacho Nachos” and the “Average Joes,” paddle it out at Meadowlake Park in Enid, Okla., during the 2-mile raft portion of the race, Sept. 20. The race course began and ended on base. “War Birds,” took first place in the Relay Teams category with an overall time of 1:37:10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Putnam)

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Gen Lorenz

Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, Commander, Air Education and Training Command

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Sigmund

Senior Airman Sigmund A. Tanseco, 71st Medical Operations Group, Aerospace Physiology Flight

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32nd FTS to Alpena

Lt. Col. Dave Morrissey, the 32nd Flying Training Squadron commander, center, congratulates Capt. Sam McCurry, left, and Capt. Kevin Seay, on winning the “rodeo” flying competition during the 32nd FTS’s deployment to the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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32nd FTS to Alpena

The 32nd Flying Training Squadron deployed 17 airplanes and 42 aircrew, maintenance, and support folks, Sept. 19-22, to the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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