Vance Air Force Base
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![Aircraft of the 71st Flying Training Wing. From left: A T-38 Talon, T-6A Texan II, and a T-1 Jayhawk are posed in front of the base control tower on the Vance flightline.](/Images/godic/202502/19/71ftw-aircraft2605.jpg")
![Lt. Col Leon Vance, Medal of Honor recipient.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Leon_vance2605.jpg")
Vance Air Force Base (IATA: END, ICAO: KEND, FAALID: 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.