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U.S. Air Force Capt. Allen Upchurch, student with the Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency, tests out a training simulator during the 2024 Department of the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Summit in San Antonio, Texas, May 8, 2024. Attendees heard from various experts across the Department of Defense on various topics relating to “Training in a Digital World,” the theme for the event and also took a closer look at the latest technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
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Innovation continues with Det. 24’s change of command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, presents the Detachment 24 guidon to Lt. Col. Steve Briones during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 10, 2022. Det. 24 reports to the 19th Air Force commander and is a military and civil partnership forged through industry, academia and government.
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19th AF Commander speaks on future of military flight training

Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker, Commander, 19th Air Force, speaks on the benefits of LVC training (Live, Virtual, Constructive) at the Military Flight Training USA conference held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 28, 2015. He said new developments in flight simulator training, combined with the potential of the new T-X aircraft, can improve the quality of flight training while reducing costs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Stephens)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

A group of BT-13 Valiants from Vance Air Force Base, Okla. soar over Northwest Oklahoma in the early 1940s. The BT-13 Valiant served almost exclusively as the basic trainer for all aircrews trained in the U.S. during World War II. By 1945, the aircraft was being replaced with other advanced models and after the war the aircraft was retired. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

Flights A and B from Class 42D stand in formation at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., for a photo that printed in the local newspaper in 1942. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

Student pilots enjoy a break from training at the Vance Air Force Base Officer Lounge in 1942. (Courtesy Photo)
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Vance celebrates 75 years of excellence

Vance Air Force Base, Okla. has expanded significantly since this aerial photo of the base was taken in 1941. More than 30,300 pilots have earned their wings here in the last 76 years. (Courtesy Photo)
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33rd FW first F-35A live bomb drop

Smoke appears after a GBU-12 detonates on a range at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., January 17, 2017. The GBU-12 was released from an F-35A assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron. This was the first time the unit dropped live ordnance from the aircraft. (Courtesy Photo)
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Crew, plane survive bird air strike

Maj. Tim Menges, 560th Flying Training Squadron Instructor Pilot conducts a pre-flight inspection of a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Texas. Menges safely landed at Victoria Regional Airport Jan. 25, 2016, after a bird air strike knocked out the plane's electrical system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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Crew, plane survive bird air strike

Maj. Tim Menges, a 560th Flying Training Squadron Instructor Pilot poses for a photo in front of a T-38C Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Menges landed his T-38C Talon at Victoria Regional Airport Jan. 25, 2016, following a bird air strike that knocked out the jet's electrical power during a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)
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Memorial

A mournful Chief Master Sgt. Bruce McPherson leads a salute at the memorial for Staff Sgt. Cristina Mendez at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 5. As per tradition, the 71st Security Forces Squadron chief led a roll call to mark Mendez's passing, which was followed by a "Missing Man" four-ship flyover by Vance T-38s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
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Assignment Night

2nd Lt. Jeffrey Teufel and mom Kim Teufel celebrate during Class 16-08 assignment night festivities at the base club at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 15. Teufel had just been informed that he will spend his follow-on training competing to fly the F-35, America’s newest joint strike fighter. He is just the second Air Force undergraduate pilot training student to be extended this opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Watching Out

Staff Sgt. Cristina Mendez keeps a perimeter around an F-35A Lightning II at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 7. Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, the 56th Fighter Wing commander, and Team Lightning were in town to connect tomorrow's pilots with today's newest fighter aircraft. Pleus spoke at an undergraduate pilot training class graduation the following day. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Stocking Up

Senior Airman Donald Devito, a 71st Medical Support Squadron Airman, stocks shelves in the medical logistics warehouse at the Vance Clinic, March 29. The mission of the 71st Medical Group is to provide quality healthcare and ready forces to support the 71st Flying Training Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Nate Randall)
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AETC Commander visits DLIFLC

Chief Master Sergeant David Staton, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, visited Airmen at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center as a part of a tour of installations that AETC oversees. (U.S. Army photo by Amber Whittington)
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AETC Commander visits DLIFLC

The commander of the Air Education and Training Command, Lt. Gen Darryl Roberson, visit Airmen at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center as a part of a tour of installations that he oversees. (U.S. Army photo by Amber Whittington)
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AETC Commander visits DLIFLC

The commander of the Air Education and Training Command, Lt. Gen Darryl Roberson, speaks with Airmen at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center as a part of a tour of installations that he oversees. (U.S. Army photo by Amber Whittington)
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ALS salute

Altus Airman Leadership School Class 16-D students salute the colors as it is lowered during a retreat ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 14. In a nod to Air Force custom, ALS students are required to complete a retreat ceremony as part of their Airmanship tasks. In a cooperation with Altus Air Force Base, Altus ALS instructors commonly travel to Vance to teach classes that are predominantly made up of Vance Airmen, saving the Air Force approximately $30 thousand per class in travel costs. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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SrA Below the Zone

Senior Airman Faith Glas is surprised to receive her Below the Zone stripes at the weather center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 7. BTZ is a merit-based program where airmen 1st class are nominated to sew on the rank senior airman six months early. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy Falcon)
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Reenlistment

Staff Sgt. Sushil Torres addresses the audience at her reenlistment while mom Carolyn Pilgrim looks in via Apple's Facetime app at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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