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Fran Hoad, an Enid resident and World War II prisoner of war, and Col. Richard Klumpp, Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing commander, listen to introductions Friday at the Vance 2007 POW/MIA retreat ceremony. Mr. Hoad spent 13 months in a German prison camp after his B-17 aircraft was shot down by 105mm guns over Belgium April 10, 1944. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Colonel Klumpp and Mr. Hoad laid a wreath at the base of the flagpole in front of the Vance headquarters building. A group of T-38s from the 25th Flying Training Squadron flew over the gathering in a “missing man” formation to symbolize fallen comrades. POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 to honor prisoners of war who returned home, as well as those still missing in action.(U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)


Vance 2007 POW/MIA retreat ceremony

Fran Hoad, an Enid resident and World War II prisoner of war, and Col. Richard Klumpp, Jr., 71st Flying Training Wing commander, listen to introductions Friday at the Vance 2007 POW/MIA retreat ceremony. Mr. Hoad spent 13 months in a German prison camp after his B-17 aircraft was shot down by 105mm guns over Belgium April 10, 1944. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Colonel Klumpp and Mr. Hoad laid a wreath at the base of the flagpole in front of the Vance headquarters building. A group of T-38s from the 25th Flying Training Squadron flew over the gathering in a “missing man” formation to symbolize fallen comrades. POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 to honor prisoners of war who returned home, as well as those still missing in action.(U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tony Wickman)

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Airman 1st Class Lashai J. Battle, center, 71st Installation Support Squadron, receives the Airman of the Quarter award from Col. Darrell Judy, left, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Eric Dugger, 71st Mission Support Group superintendent, during a ceremony held April 25 in the Vance Air Force Base auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)
A Tree City flag was presented to Col. Fred Cunningham, right, the 71st Flying Training Wing vice commander, by Mark Bays, Urban Forester with the Oklahoma Forestry Services, during a ceremony naming Vance Air Force Base a Tree City USA for the 24th year, held April 21 in the base auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)
Tech. Sgt. Scott Williams, right, receives his certificate of Air Force retirement from Lt. Col. Michael Drost, 71st Operations Support Squadron, during a ceremony held April 14 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)
Master Sgt. Daira Hall, 71st Operations Group first sergeant
Lt. Col. Michael Kirkpatrick, right, accepts the guidon and command of the 71st Operations Support Squadron from Col. Darrell Judy, 71st Flying Training Wing commander, during a ceremony held April 17 at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. In the background is Master Sgt. Daira Hall, the 71st Operations Group first sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Terry Wasson)
Deployed Team Vance member, Master Sgt. Canadra Tillman (left) receives a coin and handshake from Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth Wright, during his and (in foreground) Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson’s visit to Tillman’s location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Lt. Col. Mathew Elleby, right, assumes command of the 33rd Flying Training Squadron by accepting the unit’s guidon from Col. Paul Johnson, the 71st Operations Group commander, during a ceremony held March 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Elleby previously served as the director of operations with the 71st Operations Support Squadron at Vance. The Dragons with the 33rd FTS train student pilots to fly the T-6A Texan II. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. James Bolinger)
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The 3rd Flying Training Squadron basketball team defeated the 71st Operations Support Squadron, 60-45, to take the base championship March 30 in the Bradley Fitness Center on base. The winning team: holding trophy from left, 1st Lt. Kyle Parker and Airman 1st Class Tre Quez Grundy; back row from left, Capt. Daniel Pickett, Maj. Jason Jones, Maj. Cullen Vetter, Capt. Kyle Williams, Maj. Jacob Bergmann and Capt. Robert Rogers. (Courtesy photo)
Capt. Tony Wickman
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