Check In \ Processing
Vance Visitor Center
100 Gott Road
Building 72
Enid, OK 73705
Phone 580-213-5528 / 580-213-5522
Phone (DSN) 312-448-5528/5522
Fax 580-213-6137
Fax (DSN) 312-448-6137
24 hours a day
Travel Planning
Single/unaccompanied members in the ranks of E1 through E3, and E4 with less than 3 years of service should make every attempt to arrive during normal duty hours or be prepared for a stay in lodging, as you can only be assigned a dorm room during normal duty hours (0730-1630) Sponsors should also contact the dorm office to let the dorm manager know when the in-bound will arrive. If arriving after hours, the 24-hour arrival point is the Cherokee Lodge, building 714. The gate guards will give you directions. The Cherokee lodge will assist you in securing temporary accommodations. The temporary lodging facilities on base have kitchen facilities, bedroom area, private bath and other conveniences. Fees are $56.00 per night for all ranks regardless of the number of occupants. If you do not have a credit card, then you will have to pay cash up front for lodging fees. You can call ahead for reservations at 580-213-7358, DSN 312-448-7358.
Inprocessing Procedures
Admission to Vance AFB for person's without a valid ID can be accomplished by calling the Vistor Center 580-213-5528 and giving your personnel information and name of sponsoring party.Upon arrival to Vance AFB all vistors must check-in with the Vistor Center to recieve their pass.
It's very important to coordinate your travel plans with your sponsor. They might be willing to pick you up. When you arrive at the base, during non-duty hours, interim housing information is available for you at the Lodging Office desk (Bldg 714). Please report to the Housing Referral Office no later than your first duty day to complete in-processing. (Note: this is important in case there are any home finders on the "OFF LIMITS" list).
Members with TDY En route
If you are coming to Vance but will be going TDY en route and have decided to locate your family here in the Enid area before you in-process, please have your Airman and Family Readiness Center Relocation Manager send a email to Vance with the following information:
Sponsor's name, spouse's name, estimated time of arrival, number of children, if you have special needs family members, local address (if known), and Sponsor's Squadron at Vance AFB. If you can think of anything else you might like us or your squadron to know please feel free to list that also.
Forwarding Mail
Your mail may be forwarded to : your name, 200 Fields Street, Enid, Ok 73705. Before you list your mail for general delivery, you need to call the base postal service cneter at DSN: 312-213-448-7400 or 580-213-7400. Upon arrival you may pick up your mail at the postal service center, building 430.
Before you list your mail for general delivery, you need to call the base postal service center at DSN: 312-448-7204 or 580-213-7204 and give them your name and marital status and approximate date of arrival. Upon arrival you may pick up your mail at the postal service center, Bldg 430, hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. and Sat. from 7:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Student Pilots
Welcome to Vance AFB and the 71st Student Squadron (STURON). The time you spend at Vance will be challenging. Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (JSUPT) consists of intense training and many 12-hour days. The Team Vance flying, maintenance, and services personnel will assist you in every way we can. Our people are a hard working, friendly, and close knit group which helps make Vance the best base in AETC.
Inprocess with the Training Flight Office in Bldg 690 (Room 34) as soon as possible after checking in at billeting. You must be in uniform (utility uniform is acceptable). You will also need to inprocess through the 71st OSS orderly room between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Their office is located right next to Training Flight. They can assist you with inprocessing questions and provide you with authorization for your equipment issue. Do NOT have your ISOPREP cards forwarded from your previous units. There is no longer an Intel Flight at Vance AFB and thus no place for the ISOPREP cards to be stored.
JSUPT Classes begin at 7:00 a.m. in Bldg 690 on the date posted in the billeting office. For the first Class Day wear your Service Dress uniform. Please bring a #2 pencil, copies of orders and all records (medical, dental, personnel, etc.) that have not been turned in.
You are entitled to 8 days of permissive TDY to accomplish house hunting. Once you obtain housing contact the Traffic Management Office (TMO inbound) to let them know where to deliver your household goods. Please arrive with enough time to accomplish this before your start date. Once Phase 1 starts, you will not have time during duty days to look for a house. If necessary, there are Preflight Officers able to receive your household goods should you begin training before they arrive. All other inprocessing will be accomplished with your class.
Officers arriving within 10 days of their start date will be given every opportunity to get settled. Officers arriving between 10 and 30 days prior to their start date will be given time to inprocess and may be asked to help with short-term job. Officers arriving more than 30 days prior to their start date will be assigned preflight duties.
Contact the Student Registrar at DSN 312-448-6396 or 580-213-6396 if you have questions about JSUPT or in-processing.
What to do if you get Married Enroute
If you get married before you PCS, you must inform your commander and follow the procedures exactly as you are given them. The military will not pay for travel and housing for your spouse if you do not follow proper procedures. The Military Personnel Element can provide you with instructions on what to do if you get married enroute.
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