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(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Brian Killam and Fred Froemming, Computer Sciences Corporation aircraft maintenance, welcome back the last T-37 student flight to be flown from Vance Air Force Base. The two maintainers were also part of Team Vance when the T-37s started arriving in September 1960. Mr. Killam, currently the maintenance operations manager, recalls most of the “Tweets” arrived straight from the factory like the first one he was crew chief for, number 61-2919, with only three hours of flying time on it. His first one is now retired but one of similar vintage, 61-2499, still flies from Vance and has 19,931 flying hours.


End of an era: Last T-37 student flight

(Photo by Frank McIntyre) Brian Killam and Fred Froemming, Computer Sciences Corporation aircraft maintenance, welcome back the last T-37 student flight to be flown from Vance Air Force Base. The two maintainers were also part of Team Vance when the T-37s started arriving in September 1960. Mr. Killam, currently the maintenance operations manager, recalls most of the “Tweets” arrived straight from the factory like the first one he was crew chief for, number 61-2919, with only three hours of flying time on it. His first one is now retired but one of similar vintage, 61-2499, still flies from Vance and has 19,931 flying hours.

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Damon Journey and his family (center) join 8th Flying Training Squadron cadre on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 15. Journey was a guest of the 8th FTS as a Pilot for a Day. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
Damon Journey at the controls of a T-1 simulator at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 15. The teenage flight fan was a special guest of the 8th Flying Training Squadron and Team Vance. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)
Damon Journey and 2nd Lt. David Goode on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 15. Journey was a guest of the 8th Flying Training Squadron and Team Vance as part of the Pilot for a Day program. (U.S. Air Force/ Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
Master Sgt. Torry Brittain crosses the Illinois River in the final stretches of a 100-mile ultramarathon at Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Oct. 18.
Master Sgt. Torry Brittain marks a special moment with his wife, Tech Sgt. Denarius Brittain, at Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Oct. 18. Torry had completed a 100-mile ultramarathon, realizing a goal he'd set more than a year ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)
Tech. Sgt. Denarius Brittain (right) and her husband, Master Sgt. Torry Brittain, celebrate together at the finish line of the Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd, an ultramarathon at Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Oct. 18. The pair broke personal running records this weekend with Denarius finishing her first 50K and Torry completing an arduous 100-mile, 29-hour endurance test. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)
Team Vance Military Working Dog Akim chases down a simulated suspect at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 10. Defenders from the 71st Security Forces Squadron put on an MWD demonstration as part of an afternoon barbecue with Rocky Mountain Dawgs Project volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)
Senior Airman Allan Poston (left) enjoys waiting for 71st Security Forces Squadron commander Capt. Christopher Jackson to finish making the junior Airman a plate of food at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 10. As per Rocky Mountain Dawgs Project tradition, the highest-ranking troop in attendance serves the most junior troop to kick-off their signature barbecues. The group was on base to thank 71st SFS military working dog handlers and their families for their selfless service. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)
Kevin Sonka (right) and his brother Michael cook up steaks for 71st Security Forces Squadron military working dog handlers and their families at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 10. Kevin heads the Rocky Mountain Dawgs Project, a non-profit organization formed to honor military dog handlers, as well as all troops and their families. Kevin's son, Marine Cpl. David Sonka, a multi-purpose canine handler attached to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, and his MWD Flex were killed while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan’s Farah province in May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/ David Poe)
Master Sgt. Torry Brittain runs during an early-morning in rural Enid, Oklahoma, Oct. 1. Brittain will attempt to run 100 miles in an ultrarunning challenge in eastern Oklahoma, Oct. 17. “Running has taught me that I’m capable of more,” he said. “Life would be very boring without challenges and I want to see where I stack up.” (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
Master Sgt. Torry Brittain runs during an early-morning in rural Enid, Oklahoma, Oct. 1. Brittain will attempt to run 100 miles in an ultrarunning challenge in eastern Oklahoma, Oct. 17. “Running has taught me that I’m capable of more,” he said. “Life would be very boring without challenges and I want to see where I stack up.” (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
Master Sgt. Torry Brittain, a Vance Equal Opportunity counselor, briefs flight commander course students at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)