Latest "Vance Air Force Base" stories

Meet one of the few airmen to ever hit 10,000 flying hours

Lt. Col. Bob Volpe has flown trainer and cargo aircraft since 1990.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 weeks ago

Thunderstorm damage to Vance’s T-6 fleet will slow pilot training

At least 12 T-6s require intensive repairs before they can return to flight, base spokesperson Terri Schaefer said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

Can the Air Force train new pilots without planes?

Goodbye, T-1 Jayhawk. Hello, simulators.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Dyess, Charleston officers latest to go in string of Air Force firings

A bomber maintenance squadron commander recently lost her job at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, just two days before a mobility wing commander at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., lost his.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Commander of 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB relieved

Col. Jay Johnson, 71st FTW’s vice commander, has temporarily assumed command.

By Air Force Times staff

3 years ago

How the Air Force halved T-6 hypoxia cases in 2019

Pilots flying the T-6 trainer had 41 hypoxia-like episodes in 2019.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago