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2nd Lt Bryan Bonnette, a pilot assigned to the 71st Student Squadron, receives his wings Jan. 25, at the graduation ceremony hosted at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Student pilots training for over a year to receive their wings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Crul)
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AETC leaders, instructors team up to change flying training curriculum

An L3 Maintenance contractor directs a T-38C Talon to its parking spot Feb. 1, 2018, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The T-38 is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Corey Pettis)
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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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Firefighter in Training

Team Vance kid Rex Layne plays fireman with the pros as he pairs with Firefighter Josh Stephens at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 29. Vance Fire Department firefighters helped close the night's Mardi Gras celebration by monitoring a celebratory bonfire. ( U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
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Vance

Staff Sgt. Tasha Johnson, the 71st Medical Group dental lab technician, fabricates an orthodontic model at the dental lab at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 25. While the Vance dental lab fabricates a range of dental prostheses, its capabilities aren’t limited to dental items. Johnson also fabricates gear for the flying community, such as customized hearing devices for air traffic controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
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New Tower

Senior Airman Susana Twilley, a 71st Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, watches the old control tower demolition from the cab of the new tower at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 21. The new tower stands almost four stories taller than its predecessor and houses state-of-the-art systems to help control Vance's busy skies more efficiently. Vance's tower was replaced after more than 40 years of service to the base's pilot training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
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Promotion

Airman 1st Class Brian Boarman receives his new rank from his wife Madeline and his son at weather center at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 8. Boarman was one of Team Vance's Below-the-Zone recipients. The BTZ program allows commanders to promote a select number of outstanding airmen 1st class to senior airmen six months early. The weather forecaster will put on senior airman just after the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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71st Operation Support Squadron

Air traffic controllers from the 71st Operations Support Squadron manage the skies over Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 3. Team Vance's professional flight controllers are essential in the training of hundreds of new pilots per year. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
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71st Operations Support Squadron

Senior Airman Joshua Becerra, a 71st Operations Support Squadron Airman, holds a line during a retreat ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 3. Becerra and fellow Airman Leadership School students here performed a retreat ceremony as part of the ALS professional Airmanship curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
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Vance AFB

Staff Sgt. Eric Salazar monitors vehicle speeds at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 29. Salazar is a Defender from Vance's 71st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / David Poe)
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Dental lab

Staff Sgt. Michael Lamb, the Vance Dental Lab NCOIC, prepares dental models for crown fabrication at the 71st Medical Group Dental Clinic at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 30. Vance’s dental lab fabricates various appliances such as night guards, retainers and crowns for active-duty Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Maj. Hopper

Maj. Christina Hopper conducts a comprehensive check of her T-38 Talon on the flightline at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Maj. Hopper

Maj. Christina Hopper, a 5th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, preps for an upcoming instruction flight at the life support building at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, July 20. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Brig. Gen. Joseph Guastella

Brig. Gen. Joseph Guastella, the deputy director for requirements (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, greets Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-10 graduates at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Brig. Gen. Joseph Guastella

Brig. Gen. Joseph Guastella, the deputy director for requirements (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, speaks at the Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-10 graduation at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Change of command

Capt. Blake Hamilton, the 71st Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight commander, renders a salute during the 71st OSS Change of Command ceremony at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, June 4,2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Physical Fitness

2nd Lt. George Tyler (left) and Airman 1st Class Eduardo Garcia Santiago, both Air Force Fitness test administrators, monitor Airmen on the Bradley fitness complex at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Gold Star Family

Miriam Hamilton and children (from left) Andru, Tyler and Elisabeth at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., March 17. On request from Hamilton, the widow of Silver Star recipient Capt. Nathan Nylander, Vance will soon install reserved parking signs to recognize Gold Star Families and Purple Heart recipients.(U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Study time

A Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program student finds a quiet place to study in the 3rd Flying Training Squadron heritage room at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 20, 2015. Students assigned to the 3rd FTS complete approximately 140 hours of academic training as part of the Phase III tanker-airlift track. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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Trainee

A Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training student and his instructor return from their T-6A Texan II sortie here, Jan. 26. Since 1941, Vance has awarded almost 33,000 pilot wings to military aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
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