71st MDG Airman shares service story with local media
Senior Airman Tanner Coots at the Aerospace Physiology facility at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 21. The aerospace operational physiology technician is the 71st Flying Training Wing's Warrior of the Week... More
Squadron commanders from the 14th Flying Training Wing
Squadron commanders from the 14th Flying Training Wing listen to Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi Aug. 6, 2018. Doherty talked about how the 19th Air F... More
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, deputy commander of
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, deputy commander of Air Education Training Command, sits in the pilot seat of a T-1a Jayhawk simulator Jan. 31, 2019, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Weatherington has more that... More
Major General Patrick Doherty, Commander, 19th Air
Major General Patrick Doherty, Commander, 19th Air Force, gives a thumbs up as he prepares to fly in a T-6A Texan II, July 16, 2018, Vance Air Force Base OKla. Gen. Doherty is a command pilot with more than 3,9... More
Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, speaks
Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, speaks during the 19th Air Force Maintenance Training Center activation ceremony October 29, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX. The Aircraft Maintenan... More
Col. Darrell F. Judy, commander of the 71st Flying
Col. Darrell F. Judy, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, checks ID's April 4, 2018, at the gate on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Security Forces man the gate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 da... More
Capt. Nicholas Molby, a flight doctor at Vance Air
Capt. Nicholas Molby, a flight doctor at Vance Air Force Base, underwent a "triple turn" Sept. 14, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Molby's first flight of the day was in a T-1A Jayhawk, the trainer aircraft f... More
Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training
Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, being briefed about the proposed upgrades to the dormitory on base at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 8, 2021. Future pla... More
Jose Baca, L3 Harris CV-22 Virtual Reality systems
Jose Baca, L3 Harris CV-22 Virtual Reality systems engineer, speaks to Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief, during a visit at ... More
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, left, deputy commander
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, left, deputy commander of Air Education Training Command, go over the aircraft forms with Capt. Roderick Mills, chief of programming for the 3rd Flying Training Squadron, Feb. 1... More
Radar airfield & weather system techinicians from Vance
Radar airfield & weather system techinicians from Vance Air Force Base and electronic technicians from the National Weather Service perform repairs on the Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler, which is par... More
An L3 Communications crew chief communicates with a
An L3 Communications crew chief communicates with a T-6 Texan II team at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 28. Since 1960, Vance Airmen have teamed up with contract partner civilians like those from L3 to su... More
SSgt Chase Kelly, an air traffic controller, looks
SSgt Chase Kelly, an air traffic controller, looks out over the Vance Air Force Base flightline using binoculars, March 1, 2018. Air traffic controllers use binoculars as a tool to help them see greater distanc... More
Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz, 19th Air Force commander,
Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz, 19th Air Force commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, discusses current issues around the Air Force with leadership in the wing conference room on Laughlin Air Force Base... More
Airmen from the 71st Security Forces Squadron participate
Airmen from the 71st Security Forces Squadron participate in a 5K ruck march May 13, 2019 around Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The ruck march was one of several events conducted in honor of Police Week. (U.S.... More
Pilots from the 71st Flying Training Wing practice
Pilots from the 71st Flying Training Wing practice formation flying for their continuation training September 18, 2020, in the sky over Oklahoma. Instructor pilots conduct continuation training regularly in ord... More
Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, speaks
Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, speaks during the 19th Air Force Maintenance Training Center activation ceremony October 29, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX. The Aircraft Maintenan... More
Capt. Nicholas Molby, a flight doctor at Vance Air
Capt. Nicholas Molby, a flight doctor at Vance Air Force Base, straps in to a T-38C Talon Sept. 14, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The T-38 is the primary trainer aircraft for the fighter track of Specialize... More
Rise and Shine, US Air Force Photo
Vance pilots prepare to board their T-6A Texan II Sept. 5, on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The T-6 is used to train student pilots in the basic flying skills common to the Air Force. (U.S. Air ... More
Capt. Temidire Oluwaloba, left, the environmental health
Capt. Temidire Oluwaloba, left, the environmental health and readiness flight commander assigned to the 71st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, interviews Staff Sgt. Kayley Martinez, a pharmacy technician ... More
Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training
Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, was briefed by defenders from 47th Security Forces Squadron about base safety and procedures at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas... More
Two U.S. Air Force and two Royal Australian Air Force
Two U.S. Air Force and two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II’s assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, fly in formation during a commemoration flight Oct. 8, 2020, ove... More
2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie checks his mask in Life Support
2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie checks his mask in Life Support before his "Dollar Ride", March 8, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The "Dollar Ride" is the first flight that a student pilot performs in Undergraduate Pilo... More
Monte Keel, an Electronic Technician from the National
Monte Keel, an Electronic Technician from the National Weather Service, inspects two parts from the Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler (WSR-88D), Kegelman Airfield, Jet, Okla., July 24, 2018. The WSR-88D... More
Vance air traffic controllers manage the airspace from
Vance air traffic controllers manage the airspace from Inhofe Air Traffic Control Tower, March 1, 2017, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Although Vance may be known as a pilot training base, it's also one of the ... More
Aaron Betts, a wildlife biologist in the Vance safety
Aaron Betts, a wildlife biologist in the Vance safety office, performs a routine check of the aquatic wildlife on Vance Air Force Base. By limiting this population, Betts decreases the number of birds trying to... More
Lt. Col. Dave Smith, an inspector general assigned
Lt. Col. Dave Smith, an inspector general assigned to the 25th Flying Training Squadron, soars through the sky in a T-38C Talon May 28, 2019, over Oklahoma. The T-38 is used to help prepare pilots for front-lin... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brett Lundberg, 173rd
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brett Lundberg, 173rd Fighter Wing quality assurance, explains to Maj. Gen. James Hecker, the 19th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, 19th Air Force comma... More
Sparky, the Vance Fire Department’s mascot, greets
Sparky, the Vance Fire Department’s mascot, greets people in front of Vance Air Force Base Oct. 12, 2017. Approximately 3,500 people are killed and more than 17,000 are injured in fires across the United States... More
2nd Lt. James Barnard, a student pilot at Vance Air
2nd Lt. James Barnard, a student pilot at Vance Air Force Base, is tossed into the "Solo Tank" by fellow classmates August 8, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. It is a long-standing tradition to throw a pilot i... More
Instructor pilots from the 8th Flying Training Squadron
Instructor pilots from the 8th Flying Training Squadron practice formation flying July 21, 2020, in the sky over Oklahoma. Instructor pilots conduct continuation training regularly in order to keep their instru... More
A U.S. Air Force and a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A
A U.S. Air Force and a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, fly in formation over the Grand Canyon during a commemoration flight O... More
Student Pilots Return From a Training Sortie
Two student pilots assigned to the 71st Student Squadron walk back from a training sortie September 23, 2020, on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Undergraduate Pilot Training is an almost year ... More
Vance Airmen carry a simulated injured Airman during
Vance Airmen carry a simulated injured Airman during an exercise Feb. 8, 2018 at Vance Air Force Base. During the exercise, Airmen were trained in Self-Aid Buddy Care so that they may perform first aid in the e... More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jarred Rule, 58th Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jarred Rule, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron CV-22 flight chief, demonstrates the latest simulator for the new combat rescue helicopter to Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, 19th Air Force co... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, listens to a briefing by the 173rd Fighter Wing commander, Col. Kirk Pierce, at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore., Nov. 18, 2015. Hecker spen... More
A T-38C Talon from the 25th Flying Training Squadron
A T-38C Talon from the 25th Flying Training Squadron prepares to power down after a flight Jan. 25, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-38 is a twin-engine jet trainer used to prepare student pilots ... More
Airman from across the 71st Flying Training Wing take
Airman from across the 71st Flying Training Wing take a course to qualify on the M-4 weapon system Feb. 6, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Airman are taught how to properly disassemble and reassemble a... More
1st Lt. Stacia Madsen, an instructor pilot assigned
1st Lt. Stacia Madsen, an instructor pilot assigned to the 25th Flying Training Squadron, poses for a photo Feb. 27, 2020, on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Instructor pilots are quintessenti... More
Vance Airmen Remember Fallen Comrade During 5K
Elaine LaBarge stretches before the first 1st Lt. Dale Shillington Memorial 5K at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 21. Exactly one year ago, Shillington, a 25th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, di... More
Vance pilots prepare to taxi on the flightline in a
Vance pilots prepare to taxi on the flightline in a T-6 Texan II Nov. 1, 2017, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-6 is used to train specialized undergraduate pilot training students, providing the basic ... More
A T-6A Texan II flies over Oklahoma, May 24, 2018.
A T-6A Texan II flies over Oklahoma, May 24, 2018. The Texan has a thrust-to-weight ratio that allows the aircraft to perform an initial climb of 3,100 ft per minute and reach a height of 18,000 ft in less than... More
Handmade wooden sign displayed
A wooden "Vance Proud" sign was handmade by our very own Staff Sgt. Jessica Plumley from the Vance legal office. It is now displayed in the base legal office conference room. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st... More
Senior Airman Joshua Cruz, an air traffic control journeyman
Senior Airman Joshua Cruz, an air traffic control journeyman assigned to 71st Operations Support Squadron, takes aim at the target Feb. 6, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Airman must shoot from several... More
One U.S. Air Force and two Royal Australian Air Force
One U.S. Air Force and two Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II’s assigned to the 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, fly in formation during a commemoration flight Oct. 8, 2020, over ... More
71 OSS Airmen perform tower maintenace
Airman 1st Class Jonathan Nye, from the 71st Operations Support Squadron, descends from a communications tower at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 5, 2017. Vance OSS Airmen control hundreds of systems to e... More
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots continue their training March 15, 2018. The T-6 Texan II is the primary trainer for undergraduate Air Force pilot training students.(U.S. Air Force photo ... More
Pilots from the 25th Flying Training Squadron and the
Pilots from the 25th Flying Training Squadron and the 5th Flying Training Squadron soar through the sky in a T-38C Talon July 25, 2019, over Oklahoma. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic ... More
Staff Sgt. James Kincaid, a tower watch supervisor
Staff Sgt. James Kincaid, a tower watch supervisor assigned to the 71st Operations Support Squadron, briefs Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, on the day-to-day flying operatio... More
Senior Airman Destinee Chandler, a medical materiel
Senior Airman Destinee Chandler, a medical materiel warehouse technician assigned to the 71st Medical Care Operations Squadron, receives a delivery July 10, 2020, inside the loading dock area at Vance Air Force... More
Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander,
Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, talks with Col. Gregory Hutson, 56th Maintenance Group commander, March 4, 2019 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Hutson introduced Doherty to the Lightning Inte... More
Vance Weather Forecaster Recognized
Master Sgt. Richard Lawson in the Weather Center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 7. Lawson, the Vance Weather Operations NCOIC, was Vance's Warrior of the Week for the week of Nov. 6. Warrior of the Wee... More
Student Pilot performs pre-flight checks
2nd Lt. Madeleine Wawrzyniak, a student pilot assigned 71st Student Squadron, performs a preflight check on a T-6A Texan II March 28, 2019, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-6 is the primary trainer designe... More
2nd Lt.Noah Boeder and his daughter Ella smile for
2nd Lt.Noah Boeder and his daughter Ella smile for a photo after receiving his wings, Nov. 17, 2017 outisde the Vance Air Force Base auditorium. After roughly a year of training, Vance students receive their wi... More
Capt. Parker Dodds, 71st Operations Support Squadron,
Capt. Parker Dodds, 71st Operations Support Squadron, runs pre-flight checks in a T-38C Talon Feb. 28, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklohoma. The T-38 is not only used to train future pilots and is also used ... More
Airman 1st Class Jonathan Maat, left, a weather apprentice
Airman 1st Class Jonathan Maat, left, a weather apprentice assigned to the 71st Operations Support Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Faith Glas, a weather craftsman assigned to the 71st OSS, monitor the weather April 18... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joy Becker, an entry
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joy Becker, an entry controller assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, searches a vehicle March 30, 2020, in the search pit at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The main jo... More
Technical Sgt. David Vazquezvelez, 47th Operations
Technical Sgt. David Vazquezvelez, 47th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment NCOIC, briefs Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, on proper emergency... More
Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training
Maj. Gen. William Spangenthal, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, inspects a model cockpit of a T-6A Texan II at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 8, 2021. After six weeks of academics, stu... More
Vietnam helo ace speaks at Vance
Vietnam Era Army helo ace Bob Ford addresses student pilots at the historic base theater at Vance Air Force Base, Dec. 12. Vance's 71st Student Squadron organizes monthly heritage briefings to offer comprehensi... More
71st OSS Airmen mark runway reopening
Airmen from the 71st Operations Support Squadron jog down the outer runway June 12, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. After a year of construction, the "runway stomp" marked the re-opening of the refurbished r... More
Pilot training at Vance
Student pilots prepare to taxi to the runway in a T-1A Jayhawk June 21, 2017, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-1 is used in advance training for students identified to go into airlift or tanker aircraft... More
An L3 Communications crew chief communicates with a
An L3 Communications crew chief communicates with a T-6 Texan II team at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 28. Since 1960, Vance Airmen have teamed up with contract partner civilians like those from L3 to su... More
Members of the Enid community clap as a flight of Vance
Members of the Enid community clap as a flight of Vance Airmen march in the Annual Cherokee Strip Parade Sept. 15, 2018, Enid, Okla. Vance Air Force Base has partnered with the Enid community since 1941. (U.S. ... More
A Vance air traffic controller uses his mic to communicate
A Vance air traffic controller uses his mic to communicate with a pilot March 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Air traffic controllers are consistently communicating to pilots in the airspace. (U.S. Air ... More
Maj. Gen. Craig Willis, left, 19th Air Force commander,
Maj. Gen. Craig Willis, left, 19th Air Force commander, stands on top of a F-16 Fighting Falcon with Master Sgt. Adam Flood, 149th Fighter Wing aircraft mechanic, during a visit to the wing at Joint Base San An... More
Vance pilots from the 3rd Flying Training Squadron
Vance pilots from the 3rd Flying Training Squadron prepare to takeoff in the T-1A Jayhawk Feb. 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-1 is used to train students selected to fly strategic and tactica... More
Vance Air Force Base pilots pose for a photo after
Vance Air Force Base pilots pose for a photo after a flyover at the Oklahoma State University football game Nov. 18, 2017, at Boone Pickens Stadium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. The 71st Fly... More
Gen. Robin Rand (left), commander of Air Education
Gen. Robin Rand (left), commander of Air Education and Training Command, passes the guidon to Maj. Gen. Michael Keltz, commander of the 19th Air Force, during the 19th Air Force assumption of command ceremony a... More
Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz visits Laughlin Air Force Base
Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz, left, 19th Air Force commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, is greeted by Col. Brian Hastings, center, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Teresa C... More
Vance flight nurse showcased for local media
Capt. Rachel Hubbs poses for a portrait at the clinic at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 19. The clinical medicine element chief was Vance’s Warrior of the Week for the week of Oct. 23. Warrior of the Week... More
Vance Holds Quarterly Resilience Training
Capts. Andrew Davis (left) and Ken Ellington, instructor pilots from the 3rd Flying Training Squadron, attend a Resiliency Training Assistant class at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Oct. 24. The training is a ... More
71st OSS Airmen Control the Skies
Airmen from the 71st Operations Support Squadron at work at the Radar Approach Control facility at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 10. Clearance and Delivery air traffic controllers like the ones you see h... More
Vance, community comes together
Col. Lee Gentile Jr., vice commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, tosses a challenge coin for the coin toss ceremony Oct. 19, 2017, to start the football game at D. Bruce Selby Stadium in Enid, Oklahoma. G... More
Vance remains secure thanks to entry controllers
Airman 1st Class Taylyr Davis, 71 Security Forces Squadron entry controller, salutes an officer entering Vance Air Force Base Jan. 29, 2019. Vance Air Force Base entry controllers ensure that the base’s “100% I... More
Chief Master Sergeant Mark Hurst, 552nd Air Control
Chief Master Sergeant Mark Hurst, 552nd Air Control Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant, speaks at a 9/11 memorial ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four fu... More
Honoring the Fallen, US Air Force Photo
Members of Vance Air Force Base honor the fallen at a static display, Nov 26, 2019. Flowers are placed at the base of the aircraft in memory of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John "Matt" Cravin Kincade and 2nd Lt. Tra... More
Pilots from the 71st Flying Training Wing execute four
Pilots from the 71st Flying Training Wing execute four ship formations during a training flight Feb. 25, 2020, over Oklahoma. Student pilots learn how to fly a variety of aerial formations in the T-6 Texan II t... More
Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey D. Wilson, command Chief
Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey D. Wilson, command Chief Master Sergeant of the 71st Flying Training Wing, checks ID's April 4, 2018, at the gate on Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Security Forces man the gate 24 hou... More
U.S. Air Force T-38C Talons from the 25th Flying Training
U.S. Air Force T-38C Talons from the 25th Flying Training Squadron soar through the sky over Oklahoma, May 1, 2020, as part of the Air Force Salutes flyover. The flyovers were part of a nation wide salute to he... More
Aaron Betts, a wildlife biologist in the Vance safety
Aaron Betts, a wildlife biologist in the Vance safety office, performs a routine check of the water wildlife on Vance Air Force Base. Another aspect of Betts’ job is to relay information regarding large amounts... More
Major General Patrick Doherty, Commander, 19th Air
Major General Patrick Doherty, Commander, 19th Air Force, prepares to fly in a T-6A Texan II, July 16, 2018, Vance Air Force Base OKla. Gen. Doherty is a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours, includi... More
An Instructor and Student Pilots assigned to the 3rd
An Instructor and Student Pilots assigned to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron perform their pre-flight checks on the T-1A Jayhawk April 3, 2019, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Students train for over a year to... More
Staff Sgt. Erik Barrera, combat arms NCIOC assigned
Staff Sgt. Erik Barrera, combat arms NCIOC assigned to the 71st Security Forces Squadron, instructs a class on the targets they will be shooting at Feb. 6, 2019, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The target Ai... More
demonstration for base honorary commanders
Capt. Megan Graff, 71st Medical Operations Squadron dental flight commander, leads Cory Moore, vice president at Security National Bank, through a tooth filling demonstration Oct. 12, 2017, at Vance Air Force B... More
A T-6 Texan II flies over Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma,
A T-6 Texan II flies over Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 25, 2018. The T-6 is the first aircraft students attending Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training learn to fly before moving on to more specializ... More
Michaih McChord flies a T-38C Talon simulator during
Michaih McChord flies a T-38C Talon simulator during his tour of Vance Air Force Base Feb. 5, 2018. McChord, a sophomore at Enid High School, Enid, Okla., was selected to be Vance’s Airman for a Day for the mon... More
From PJ to Pilot, US Air Force Photo
Battlefield Airman to Air Force Pilot: 2nd Lt. James Barnard, who started his Air Force career as a pararescueman, traded his enlisted stripes and maroon beret for gold bars and pilot wings. The mission of para... More
Aaron Betts, a wildlife biologist in the Vance safety
Aaron Betts, a wildlife biologist in the Vance safety office, uses binoculars to spot birds on Vance Air Force Base. A large part of Betts’ job is to limit the number of birds near the Vance flightline, which r... More
Capt. Nicholas Molby, a flight doctor at Vance Air
Capt. Nicholas Molby, a flight doctor at Vance Air Force Base, underwent a "triple turn" Sept. 14, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Molby flew in each of the three trainer aircraft flown at Vance, all in a day... More
A Student and Instructor Pilots assigned to the 3rd
A Student and Instructor Pilots assigned to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron walk to their aircraft April 3, 2019, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer use... More
Pilots from the 25th Flying Training Squadron and the
Pilots from the 25th Flying Training Squadron and the 5th Flying Training Squadron soar through the sky in a T-38C Talon July 26, 2019, over Oklahoma. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic ... More
Capt. Temidire Oluwaloba, left, environmental health
Capt. Temidire Oluwaloba, left, environmental health and readiness flight commander assigned to the 71st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, listens as Thomas Frisby, a facility manager assigned to the 71st... More
A Vance pilot parks his T-38C Talon Feb. 1, 2018, at
A Vance pilot parks his T-38C Talon Feb. 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Not only is the T-38 used to train future Air Force Pilots, it is also used by NASA to train their astronauts. (U.S. Air Forc... More
Lt. Col. Alexander Heyman, Commander, 71st Student
Lt. Col. Alexander Heyman, Commander, 71st Student Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie, Vance student pilot, walk out to a T-6A Texan II, March 8, 2018, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. The T-6A Texan II is a single-e... More
A Vance pilot has his wings pinned on him by a family
A Vance pilot has his wings pinned on him by a family member after the graduation ceremony March 9, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. After a year of training, these pilots will now go on to train in and... More
Maj. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, the U.S. Air Forces in
Maj. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, awaits to taxi in his T-6A Texan II Sept. 15, 2017 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. Zadalis is a command pilot wit... More
Vance Airmen march in formation during a 5 Kilometer
Vance Airmen march in formation during a 5 Kilometer ruck march around base Sept. 15, in honor of POW/MIA Day. The march ended with a retreat ceremony at the base flag pole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st ... More
2nd Lt. Zachary Maginnis, a student pilot, adjusts
2nd Lt. Zachary Maginnis, a student pilot, adjusts his visor before a flight in a T-6 Texan II Nov. 1, 2017, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. After becoming proficient in the T-6, student pilots graduate to m... More
2nd Lt. Patrick Mohr (middle), a student pilot assigned
2nd Lt. Patrick Mohr (middle), a student pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, has his wings pined on him after the graduation ceremony Jan. 19, 2018, in front of the base theater on Vance Air Force Base... More