The T-38 is one of the primary training jets at Vance and is NASA’s choice for flying astronauts around the country. Courtesy Vance AFB. ASCAN group from 1992 gathered to receive their gear for parachute and survival training at Vance AFB. From left, Jerry Linenger, Scott Parazynski, Koichi Wakata, Andrew Thomas, Mary Ellen Weber, Joseph Tanner, John Grunsfeld, and Richard Linnehan. Courtesy NASA. 19 35