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  • Laughlin XLer -- Airman 1st Class Samantha Molder

    Job title and unit: Command Post Controller, 47th Flying Training WingHometown: Indio, Calif. Family: I come from a big family, living in Washington, Oregon and Califoria. All of them are very supportive and I am thankful to have them.Time at Laughlin: 1.5 years Time in military: 2 YearsGreatest

  • Laughlin roller derby team rolls into Del Rio

    Anticipation fills the air as five skaters wait for the referee to blow the whistle. Four of the players know it is their job to protect the jammer, the player with the star on her helmet. The jammer knows it is her job to be faster than everyone else on the track.Although she is only at practice,

  • Air Force Honor Guard visits Laughlin

    A select group of Airmen from Laughlin, Dyess Air Force Base and Goodfellow AFB recently had the opportunity to train with some of the premier honor guardsmen in the Air Force and showcased what they had learned at a graduation ceremony Aug. 3.Three members of the Air Force Honor Guard were here

  • Officer by day, novelist by night

    A tall, attractive woman sits at a desk with the sunlight filtering through the blinds of the window behind her, illuminating the computer monitors and iPad where she does most of her work. At first glance, you would never guess this youthful looking Air Force captain to have 15 total years of

  • Krav Maga self-defense class open for Laughlin community

    Krav Maga, a self-defense class, will be taught Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the Losano Fitness Center aerobics room by 2nd Lt. Benjamin Skee, 47th Operations Support Squadron.Krav Maga is an Israeli self-defense system that utilizes what U.S. Special Forces and Israeli Commandos use in

  • Laughlin bowling center launches The Lazy Bowl

    Cactus Lanes Bowling Center introduced new technology to the Laughlin community Aug. 1.Bowlers now have the opportunity to play a bowling video game with a remote-controlled ball. The ball will be offered to Laughlin through Aug. 22."The remote-controlled ball was originally introduced four years

  • Airfield ops handles fourth busiest airfield in AF

    Its apparent Laughlin's mission is to train pilots while deploying mission ready Airmen. To do so, about 100 people ensure the air space is under control so students are able train.The 47th Operations Support Squadron Airfield Operations Flight provide air traffic control and airfield management

  • Laughlin congratulates new staff sergeants

    Seventeen Laughlin senior airmen recently learned they will soon see an increase in their responsibilities and paychecks as a result of the Air Force staff sergeant promotion list released Aug. 4. The Air Force as a whole saw 11,337 of 26,549 eligible senior airmen were for promotion to staff

  • Laughlin XLer -- 2nd Lt. Anna Dornseif

    Job title and unit: International Military Student Officer, 47th Operations Support Squadron Hometown: Military brat - wherever the Air Force sent usFamily at Laughlin: Jonathan (husband)Time at Laughlin: Nine months Time in military/civil service: 11 months Greatest accomplishment: Getting married,

  • 47th CES works to be more efficient

    Laughlin's 47th Civil Engineer Squadron found a way to become more efficient with tax-payers' dollars after a review process that revealed that the Air Force Form 332 could be revamped to save time and money.The Department of Defense has been encouraging servicemembers to reduce excess overhead