Vance Air Force Base News

Airmen and civilians at Vance Air Force Base observed a few moments of silence at 1:34 p.m. Friday in honor of the victims of Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood and their families.

America's veterans don't ask for much. They haven't asked for thanks, they just did their job when they were called.

Robert Neville Jones died in Redlands, Calif., of cancer. He was 70. He lived in Hemet, Calif., for four years and lived previously in Aguanga, Calif., for 10 years.

For someone in the military, home generally is wherever you are assigned to serve.

Donors will receive their choice of a free University of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University blood donor T-shirt at the Vance Air Force Base blood drive Thursday.

During his stint as a student pilot at Vance Air Force Base, 1st Lt. Patrick Pottinger spent one Friday morning attending a graduation ceremony for an earlier class.

Enid's Julie Baird and former resident Kyle Dillingham will be honored today for their contributions to arts.

Beloved husband, father, son, and friend passed away at his home on October 5, 2009, at the age of 44 after a valiant battle with melanoma.

More than 50 civilian aircraft landed Saturday morning at Vance Air Force Base for a day of safety and fun during the base's Civilian Fly-In. Capt.

Registration for the winter term at the Vance Air Force Base site of Wayland Baptist University begins Monday and continues through Nov.

From the Annals of 1909 J.W. Gresham and E.W. Beck returned home from a trip to Washington, where they attended a buggy convention, and also other points, where they also did a good business.

Ask one of the seven people who work in the T-1A parts warehouse at Vance Air Force Base for a connector, a bus bar or a diode, and they will walk right to the tiny part's assigned bin in the forest of shelves dominating the center of the expansive building.

A lot of Vance Air Force Base pilots are glad Walter Jenkins is good at his job.

The newly formed Retiree Affairs Office at Vance Air Force Base will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Family Readiness Center on base.

Vance Air Force Base CSC Applied Technologies in Fort Worth, TX received a $70.5 million contract for base operating support and aircraft maintenance at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma in support of undergraduate pilot training.

Clouds darkened the skies over Autry Technology Center early Thursday afternoon as dozens of school buses filled with children rolled into the parking lot.

Safety and fun will be on the agenda Oct. 17 during the Vance Air Force Base Civilian Fly-In. The fly-in will begin at 7 a.m. that day and conclude at 2 p.m. It is open to all licensed pilots.

The "Air Force Song" soared over the trees into the soggy skies over the flagpole in front of the Vance Air Force Base headquarters building early Friday morning, lifted by some 1,000 voices.

Vance Air Force Base, Okla., led the command with a 13.4 percent reduction in energy intensity and will receive a $1.5 million award.

Morning on Main Street slated today Morning on Main Street will be 8 a.m. today at Soapweeds & Cactus, 122 N. Independence.