Vance Air Force Base
Vance Air Force Base
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| Part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | |
| Located in Enid, Oklahoma | |
T-6A Texan II four-ship formation photo from Vance AFB
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| Coordinates | 36°20′22″N 097°55′02″W / 36.33944°N 97.91722°W |
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 United States Air Force
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941–present |
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| Garrison |
 71st Flying Training Wing |
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,297 ft / 395 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′21″N 097°54′59″W / 36.33917°N 97.91639°WCoordinates: 36°20′21″N 097°54′59″W / 36.33917°N 97.91639°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.vance.af.mi | ||||||||||||||||||
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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, Lt Col Leon Robert Vance Jr.
The host unit at Vance is the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The commander of the 71 FTW is Colonel Clark J. Quinn. The vice-commander is Colonel Fred Cunningham and the command chief is Chief Master Sergeant Jeffrey Wilson.
The 71st Flying Training Wing aims to train world-class pilots for the United States Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and its Allies and to prepare Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) warriors to deploy in support of the combatant commanders.
The 71st Flying Training Wing consists of three subordinate groups:
Construction began on 12 July 1941 for a cost of $4,034,583. Army Air Corps Project Officer, Major Henry W. Dorr supervised the construction and developed the basic pilot training base. In 1941, for the sum of $1 a year, this land was leased from the city of Enid to the federal government as a site for a pilot training field, and on November 21 the base was officially activated. The installation was without a name but was generally referred to as Air Corps Basic Flying School. The mission of the school was to train aviation cadets to become aircraft pilots and commissioned officers in the United States Army Air Forces.
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