Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vance Air Force Base (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND) is a United States Air Force base located 4 miles south of downtown Enid, Oklahoma, and within its city limits, about 65 miles 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''s (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force (19 AF). The commander of the 71 FTW is Colonel Mark C. Nowland. The vice-commander is Colonel Richard M. Murphy and the command chief is Chief Master Sergeant Mitchell K.