Vance Air Force Base chaplain Jon Smithley leads local pastors in a word of prayer during a joint meeting of the Enid Ministerial Alliance and the Base Chaplains Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Lt. Col. Randall Groves has requested a stronger partnership between the two groups. (Staff Photo by BONNIE VCULEK)

Vance Air Force BaseChaplain Jon SmithleyEnid Ministerial AllianceBase ChaplainsLt. Col. Randall GrovesChapel ConnectionBonnie VculekEnid