Life at Vance is quite sedate, according to US Air Force Captain Don and Linda Hurry. It's a great place to bring up kids, like their 2-year-old son, Ryan, said Linda, who's expecting her second child. "This is the kind of place that, when you drive down the street to your house, everybody waves," Don added. This image was used in the May 2000 AIRMAN magazine article "Give Vance a Chance". The article is meant to promote a tour at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as a friendly, family raising type utopia for young Airmen. The base and local community have a very close and productive relationship