• Reservist saves motorcyclist's life

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – A Reservist in training to become a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot saved the life of a local motorcyclist on his way back to Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 20, 2021.2nd Lt. Max Atkinson, a student pilot in the 71st Student Squadron at Vance AFB and projected to be

  • An Airman’s Story: From homeless child to squadron superintendent

    As a child, Tricia Adolphues lived in a car with her mom, little brother and sister shortly after moving to South Central Los Angeles, California. Today, the Air Force Reserve senior master sergeant is the 5th Flying Training Squadron superintendent at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.