Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma - 5 miles south of Enid, approximately 94 miles northwest of Oklahoma city and is 1,307 ft above sea level. The facility has a mission of producing military pilots (200 during fiscal year 1997). Vance AFB is located on 4,934 acres with 142 buildings, and 230 housing units. The base mission also involves aircraft maintenance and civil engineering activities.
Vance was the first base in ATC to have extensive civilian contractor support for base functions ranging from aircraft maintenance to fire department to child care services. The support contract began in 1960 with Serv-Air. Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services assumed the contract in 1972 and has held it since.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (580)213-5000 or
DSN 448-7110
Mailing
address: Vance AFB, OK 73705
Population:
735 active duty; 27 reservists; 1,202 family
members; 190 civilians
Housing: 118
officer family units; 105 enlisted family units; 343
unaccompanied personnel units (580)213-7259
Temporary
lodging: 54 visitor units; 10 temporary
units (580)213-7358
Family
Support Center: (580)213-6330
Schools: Elementary
school on base run by Enid public school system
Child
Care: Center for 50; four approved homes
(580)213-7310
Health
care: Clinic. Appointments
(580)213-7416; benefits/Tricare (800)406-2832; also see
Sheppard AFB, Texas
Vance Air Force Base - Oklahoma
has a medium size commissary - (580)213-7788,
a small exchange, and one shoppette (580)237-6765. Recreation at Vance Air Force Base - Oklahoma
includes arts and crafts, bowling, library, auto hobby,
recreation center, theater, golf, gym, tennis, swimming,
outdoor activities, camping, fishing, and stables.
