Feb. 6, 2025 Vance Airman represents in Chicago marathon; learns true value of running For 2nd Lt. Steve Baiardi, a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, physical training and marathon running have played a crucial role in developing the mental and physical skills needed to succeed in the Air Force.
Feb. 2, 2025 Class 25-05 students receive aviator wings at graduation ceremony held Jan 31 at Vance Twenty-four students in Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 25-05 received their wings during a ceremony held Jan. 31 at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Jan. 22, 2025 Vance Defender expands leadership skills at Ranger School 1st Lt. Adama Mbaye, a 71st Security Forces Squadron logistics officer from Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, graduated from the U.S. Army’s Ranger School at Fort Moore, Georgia.
Jan. 13, 2025 Serving others one pint at a time 1st Lt. Michael Ober, an airfield operations flight operations officer assigned to the 71st Operations Support Squadron, is a bridge between the Our Blood Institute and Vance Air Force Base and he helps promote blood drives on base.
Jan. 12, 2025 MWD handler prepares her canine partner for retirement Staff Sgt. Sydney Adams, a 71st Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, prepares her canine partner Ares for something every service member faces -- retirement and transition to civilian life.