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Laughlin welcomed back its first fully operational T-1 Jayhawk from depot today, after being repaired following a... https://t.co/n4SkKm5j1I

Laughlin welcomed back its first fully operational T-1 Jayhawk from depot today,...

Congratulations to Airmen First Class Holland Bussell and Mark Johnson on their selections to recieve senior... https://t.co/od5LCrikAv

Congratulations to Airmen First Class Holland Bussell and Mark Johnson on their ...

To remember the victims of #September11, the #Laughlin Chaplain Corps joined with #TeamXL, who recited 16... https://t.co/4lAIBqUrL8

To remember the victims of #September11, the #Laughlin Chaplain Corps joined wit...

Traffic Alert from Texas Department of Transportation: Weather permitting on Sept. 12, 2017 between 8 a.m. and 5... https://t.co/ldqAS3tzHu

Traffic Alert from Texas Department of Transportation: Weather permitting on Sep...

Today, we take a moment to remember the victims, their families and those affect...

Laughlin's Base Exchange is happy to inform #TeamXL that we now have gasoline at...

#TeamXL, take heed! Textking while driving is now a finable offense in the state of #Texas. Follow the attached... https://t.co/CFNooD1FIL

#TeamXL, take heed! Texting while driving is now a finable offense in the state ...

Check out how Air Education and Training Command is rethinking the way #Airmen are developed by integrating... https://t.co/oADbS2Oxez

Check out how Air Education and Training Command is rethinking the way #Airmen a...

**WEATHER ADVISORY: Laughlin and Del Rio are expected to have heavy rain, winds and potential flooding beginning... https://t.co/Z4LODQQYon

**WEATHER ADVISORY: Laughlin and Del Rio are expected to have heavy rain, winds ...

Congrats to #Laughlin's Senior Airmen who were selected for #promotion to Staff ...

Members of #TeamXL joined in on 2017's #SolarEclipse viewing! #TotalEclipse #2017 #historic #onceinalifetime #Laughlin

Members of #TeamXL joined in on 2017's #SolarEclipse viewing! #TotalEclipse #2...

Team XL! If you will be out looking at the Solar Eclipse, please check out this ...

Members of the 87th Flying Training Squadron celebrated the squadron’s centennia...

Happy Birthday, Red Bulls! #RedBulls #87FTS #Centennial #100Years #Anniversary #HappyBirthday #FlyFightWin #USAF... https://t.co/aHH0RQx6HA

Happy Birthday, Red Bulls! #RedBulls #87FTS #Centennial #100Years #Anniversary #...

#RedBulls #87th #100Years #Centennial #Anniversary #DelRio #FlyFightWin #HappyBi...

Tomorrow marks the official #100thBirthday of the #87thFlyingTrainingSquadron! Happy birthday, #RedBulls!... https://t.co/226tcPGqAr

Tomorrow marks the official #100thBirthday of the #87thFlyingTrainingSquadron! H...

To mark the day before the 87th's #centennial birthday, here's a little snapshot...

These #RedBulls are #proud to be a part of the #87th. #100years down, many more to go! #87FTSCentennial... https://t.co/dPtT0KpHfH

These #RedBulls are #proud to be a part of the #87th. #100years down, many more ...

The #87th #RedBulls has been representing #excellence since the beginning of the...

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The #87th #RedBulls are in the business of producing the future of #AirPower. Here’s to #100Years of service, Red... https://t.co/xLybJYIn0i

Attention Team XL! Several facilities on base are going through an upgrade and may not be able to accept credit... https://t.co/eMpqNH5LzH

Please visit tomorrow's Town Hall meeting at noon in the 47th Medical Group conference room about immunizations.... https://t.co/PQFJUrPzi1

This week, the 87th Flying Training Squadron celebrates its 100th anniversary! These #Airmen assigned to the... https://t.co/6FSrnaJWjx

One of the U.S. Air Force's oldest flying squadrons celebrates its 100th anniversary at Laughlin Air Force Base,... https://t.co/3K5lpfWA45

Today, Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Harper, 47th... https://t.co/ksAnLr5ild

Today, #Laughlin hosted Royal Saudi Air Force Maj. Gen. Khalid Mohammed Al Saqally, who traveled from Saudi... https://t.co/t2rPqcluIW

Guess who had a special visit from #TEAMXL’s Vice Commander and Command Chief? 47th FTW Comptroller Squadron had... https://t.co/yVdvjX6X5K

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Airman Brittany Zipperian assists Airman 1st Class Daud Mohamad with a face mask during the Scarlet Hawk Exercise 17-03 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 6, 2017. While in the search and recovery phase of the exercise, the team donned personal protective gear, which would protect them from blood-borne pathogens. Both Zipperian and Mohamd are members of the 47th Force Support Squadron.

Airman 1st Class Holland Bussell, 47th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller, accepts a “Below the Zone” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th FTW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 15, 2017. The award is presented to outstanding Airmen who perform well beyond their peers, and allows for an early promotion to the next rank of Senior Airman.

Airman 1st Class Mark Johnson, 47th Flying Training Wing protocol, accepts a “Below the Zone” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th FTW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 15, 2017. The award is presented to outstanding Airmen who perform well beyond their peers, and allows for an early promotion to the next rank of Senior Airman.

Roland Deleon, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas recycler, tosses a bag of shredded paper into a flatbed at the aircraft engine workshop here. Last year, Laughlin saved more than 1,600 trees from being cut down by recycling used cardboard.

Mike Cardenas, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas recycler, shovels paper into a compactor at the recycling center here Sept. 15, 2017. Last year, Laughlin saved more than 300 yards of waste from being placed into Del Rio landfills

Mike Cardenas and Roland Deleon, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas recyclers, tosses cardboard into a flatbed at the aircraft engine workshop here Sept. 15, 2017. Cardenas and Deleon, who both are prior service members, have more than 20 years’ combined experience in recycling at the facility.

Staff Sgt. Phillip Crews, 47th Civil Engineer squadron fire emergency and logistics non-commissioned officer in charge, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer,” for the week of Aug. 30. The “XLer,” a wing-level award program sponsored by Col. Charles Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and presented by Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th FTW vice commander, is awarded to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin’s mission.

Capt. Sean Ballard, 47th Flying Training Wing chaplain, lights candles during a Patriot Day observance at the Chapel of the Wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 11, 2017. The candles represented 16 of the 2,978 victims whose biographies were read by the 47 FTW Chaplain Corps to observe 16 years since the attacks.

Maj. Gregory Brunson, 47th Flying Training Wing head chaplain, welcomes the audience attending a Patriot Day observance at the Chapel of the Wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 11, 2017. The observance included lighting 16 candles and reading the biographies of 16 victims to mark 16 years since 9/11.

Capt. Sebastian Constable, 434th Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, was chosen by wing leadership to be this week’s “XLer,” at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 28, 2017.

XLer of the Week: 2nd Lieutenant Dana Perodeau

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