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Officer David Tam conducts a security check at the Vance main gate. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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IFF grad

Second Lt. Matthew Cooley graduated from Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Class 11-IBV, July 22. He will receive A-10 Thunderbolt II training at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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IFF grad

First Lt. Brandon Sullivan graduated from Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Class 11-IBV, July 22. He will receive F-16 Fighting Falcon flight training at Kelly Field, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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IFF grads

Capt. Chris Charron, left, and Capt. Pat Glen graduated from the 3rd Fighter Training Squadron’s Fighter Fundamentals Class 11-JBV, on Aug. 14, at Vance AFB, Okla. (Courtesy photo)

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IFF graduates

Second Lt. Matt Kading, left, and 2nd Lt. Don Davis, graduated from Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Class 11-FBV, April 14, at Vance AFB, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Ilcus

Col. Lidia Ilcus, commander of the 71st Medical Group at Vance Air Force Base, was the first Team Vance Airman to receive the coronavirus vaccination, Jan. 14. The base received 200 doses for phase one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended vaccination plan, which focuses on healthcare workers and other first responders like firemen and security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cameron Schultz)

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Imagination is key

Audio Visual Specialist Chad Chambers calculates camera logistics as members of "Team Wolf Pack," 2nd Lts. John Yates, Scott Brenner and Cari Pierce, present their Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduation dinner video concepts to 71st Flying Training Wing leadership Dec. 4. Two teams of five competed with each other to create the most compelling concept in a project launched by Col. Chris Nowland, 71st FTW commander, styled after NBC's 'The Apprentice' television series.

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iMatter logo

Air Education and Training Command launched the iMatter website March 23, giving all command Total Force Airmen access to an AETC-specific tool for sharing innovations and improvement ideas. To start using iMatter, Airmen can visit the site, https://app10-eis.aetc.af.mil/imatter/SitePages/home.aspx, and access a variety of resources, including an iMatter User’s Guide and instructional videos. Each iMatter site visitor must use his/her Common Access Card (CAC) and select the non-email CAC certificate in order to access the site. For non-CAC users or to find out more, contact the AETC Innovation and Transformation Office at AETC.AFSO21.Workflow@us.af.mil (Courtesy graphic)

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Immersive Training

Gen. Mike Minihan, the commander of Air Mobility Command, flies a Common Immersive Training Device as part of his visit to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 26. ITDs are a standard part of pilot training, and an integral part of Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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IMs, personnelists converge for better service

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Mills) Airman Brandie Woolsey, Staff Sgt. Noah Ynclan, Airman 1st Class Nathan Jackson, 2nd Lt. Chris Wallace and Staff Sgt. Gary DeDominick review a personnel information file for training purposes. Information managers and personnelists within the 71st Mission Support Group recently converged to form a consolidated orderly room. For more information, call 7198.

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In a happy space

Airmen 1st Class Yessenia Perez Bautista and Katherine Fuquenescorrea play video games at the grand opening of the Airman's Lounge, Feb. 8, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Airman's Lounge, in the Community Chapel Activity Center, was created as a place where enlisted Airmen can get together and socialize. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Christian Soto)

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In her sights

(1st Lt Jason Bishop) “Insurgent” A1C Amanda Quilantan, 71st Security Forces Squadron, spies on 71st Flying Training Wing Airmen during part of an exercise at Kegelman Airfield May 6. The weeklong exercise tested the wing’s response on base to deployment taskings as well as convoy operations off base.

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In the back seat 15 years later

Col. Douglas Pruitt, back seat, and 1st Lt. Jon Soferr, an instructor pilot with the 8th Flying Training Squadron, prepare to depart Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, for an orientation flight in theT-6A Texan II. Pruitt, a 2010 UPT graduate at Vance, was the guest speaker at UPT Class 25-13's graduation Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Michaela Prince)

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In with the new

(Photo by SSgt Amanda Mills) 1st Lt Garrett Fisher, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., pilot, taxis Vance AFB’s first T-6 maintenance trainer into Hangar 129 Jan. 13. The first student trainers are scheduled to arrive in March. The first T-37 to depart Team Vance for the bone yard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., left the same day.

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Innovator of the Year

Col. Jay Johnson, left, the 71st Flying Training Wing commander, with Maj. Jared Ostroski, winner of the Innovator of the Year award during a ceremony held Feb. 12 in the Greven Crosswinds Club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. On the far right is Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, the 71st FTW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kathy Duran)

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Inspection AED

Oscar Jacobs, the training manager and basic life support program director with the 71st Medical Group, inspects an automated external defibrillator for treating heart-attack victims. Twelve of the AEDs were recently installed in buildings at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Frank Casciotta)

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Instructor discusses self defense techniques

2nd Lt. Isabel Crump instructs students during an installment of "My Body... My Life" at the Community Chapel Activity Center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 28. Crump is one of several Vance Airmen qualified to teach the comprehensive course. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)

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Instructor pilot earns safety award

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) 2nd Lt David Sproehnle and Maj Jeff Bakken, 25th Flying Training Squadron, discuss emergency procedures like the one they encountered in August. Major Bakken received an award for his actions and safe landing of the aircraft during their emergency.

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Instructor Pilot of the Year

Capt. Philip McClure

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