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Vance Air Force Base (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND, FAA LID: END) is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about 65 mi (105 km) north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert Vance Jr .
Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995 (PDF). Air Force History and Museums Program. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ASIN B000113MB2; Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of ...
The 33rd Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based at Vance Air Force Base near Enid, Oklahoma.It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing.. The squadron was established as a medium bomber unit on Bolos, Marauders, and later B-25 Mitchells.
In 1954 the U.S. Air Force took over the site to train bomber pilots and the name was changed to Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base. In 1959 Clinton-Sherman became a bomber base housing B-52 Stratofortresses. The air force vacated the area in 1969.
From left: A T-38 Talon, T-6A Texan II, and a T-1 Jayhawk are posed in front of the base control tower on the Vance flightline. T-1 Jayhawk, 3d FTS T-38 Talons, 25th FTS T-6A Texan II, 8th FTS. The 71st Operations Group (71 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 71st Flying Training Wing.
Yokota Air Base, Japan, 25 Mar 1949; Detachment operated from Itazuke Air Base, Japan, from 29 Jun 1950. Itazuke Air Base, Japan, 9 Jul 1950; Taegu Air Base (K-2), South Korea, 2 Oct 1950; Komaki Air Base, Japan; Operated from Taegu Air Base (K-2), South Korea, 26 Jan – 25 Feb 1951. Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1 Nov 1972 – present [2]
The 71st Flying Training Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Education and Training Command.Stationed as the host unit of Vance Air Force Base, it has conducted pilot training for the U.S. Air Force and allied nations since 1972.
Vance Air Force Base: Enid: Oklahoma: Air Education and Training Command: 71st Flying Training Wing: 71st Flying Training Wing and 5th Flying Training Squadron provide undergraduate pilot training, flying the T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon.