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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 .
The field has one runway, a fire station, personnel offices and a NEXRAD tower, which is used for weather forecasting for both the military and civilian entities. [2] It is located on 1,066 acres (4.31 km 2). [3] Currently, Kegelman AFAF is a sub-base of Vance Air Force Base under the control of the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW).
Archerfield Airport (Brisbane), Australia, 24 Apr 1942; Charters Towers Airfield, Australia, 2 May 1942; Kila Airfield (3 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 9 Sep 1942; Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea, 16 Mar 1944; Operated from Biak after c. 11 Aug 1944. Mokmer Airfield, Biak, 10 Sep – 20 Oct 1944; Dulag Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 4 Nov 1944
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Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 1 September 1973 – 30 June 1979 (Deployed to RAF Mildenhall, England, 5 November 1973 – 16 January 1974, 3 September–14 November 1975, 9 September–14 November 1977, 17 February–14 Apr 1979; Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, 3 February–16 April 1975, 3 June–14 August 1976, 13 February–13 April 1977)
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.
Schweinfurt Airfield, Germany, 9 Nov 1946; Bad Kissingen Airfield, Germany, 5 May 1947; Mitchel Field (later Mitchel Air Force Base), New York, 25 Jun 1947; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 4 October 1949; Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York, 18 August 1955; Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, 1 February 1960 – 1 July 1988