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  • Laughlin contractor refuels its one-millionth aircraft

    Laughlin's 47th Logistics Readiness Division Fuels Management Flight recently surpassed a milestone that was 19 years in the making.The unit that refuels every Laughlin aircraft as well as any visiting aircraft performed its one-millionth servicing on the night of Aug. 25.Robert Rodriguez, 47th LRD,

  • Laughlin XLer -- Staff Sgt. Miranda Maple

    Job title and unit: Medical Readiness Training Manager, 47th Medical Support SquadronHometown: Sumter, S.C. Family: Wesley & Nellie Maple (Parents), Tammie Moses, Yolanda Harris, Miriam Patterson (Sisters)Time at Laughlin: 1 year, 4 monthsTime in military/civil service: 8 years, 3 monthsGreatest

  • Laughlin MSG commander takes a whirlwind tour

    The new kid on the block has to learn the ropes and pecking order of the neighborhood. Although not a "kid" in the Air Force, Col. Angela Cadwell, 47th Mission Support Group commander, is new to Air Education Training Command and Laughlin. Colonel Cadwell recently joined the Airmen of the 47th

  • Del Rio boy gives two thumbs up as 'Pilot for a Day'

    Edgar Ibarra Jr. is a typical 8-year-old boy. He's into cars, airplanes and superheroes. He's shy with strangers but curious as to how things work. Meeting him while he is sitting, it is difficult to notice that Edgar has spina bifida, a neural tube defect developed while in the womb. Little did

  • Newly appointed chief of AFRS comes home to begin world tour

    When given the choice of a myriad of locations around the globe from which to begin a world tour, one man chose Del Rio and Laughlin Air Force Base.Command Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Gonzalez was recently appointed as the command chief of Air Force Recruiting Service. With such a title comes the

  • Staff sergeant list is out

    The staff sergeant list is out. Twenty-four Laughlin senior airmen are selected for promotion to staff sergeant. Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant at a selection rate of 47.41 percent.Congratulations to the following XLers:47th

  • Back-to-school traffic safety tips

    It's that time of year. That's right...school is about to start. As the summer winds down, the last thing on many people's minds might be school zone safety. But, tragically each year, we injure and lose precious children due to accidents in and around bus stops, school zones, crosswalks and school