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Team Eglin increases Honor Guard roster, support area

Airman 1st Class Whitney Eckstine, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, salutes during the Team Eglin Honor Guard graduation ceremony March 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Approximately 18 new Airmen graduated from the 120-plus-hour course. The graduation performance includes flag detail, rifle volley, pall bearers and bugler for friends, family and unit commanders. The graduating flight size increased because Eglin and Hurlburt Field Honor Guard teams are supporting part of Tyndall AFB’s funeral area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Col. Kathleen Conley

Col. Kathleen Conley, poses next to her aircraft. was a 1980 distinguished graduate of the Air Force Academy and the Academy's first female graduate. (Courtesy Photo)
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2018 Junior Deployment claims Laughlin

Junior deployers flock around a table where 86th Flying Training Squadron pilots display flight gear which the children are able to try on at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas on Nov. 3, 2018. Volunteers and Leaders from the different groups on base all played a part in making an opportunity possible for military children and children from the community to learn about Laughlin’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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2018 Junior Deployment claims Laughlin

A 47th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter guides a junior deployer as he uses a firehose to knock down caution cones on Nov. 3, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Volunteers and Leaders from the different groups on base all played a part in making an opportunity possible for military children and children from the community to learn about Laughlin’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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2018 Junior Deployment claims Laughlin

A junior deployer unrolls a firehose, following the instructions of a 47th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter on Nov. 3, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Volunteers and Leaders from the different groups on base all played a part in making an opportunity possible for military children and children from the community to learn about Laughlin’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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2018 Junior Deployment claims Laughlin

Alicia and Anthony Santos dance on the front steps of the 47th Comptroller Squadron after they in-processed and were issued gear for their “deployment,” on Nov. 4, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Volunteers and Leaders from the different groups on base all played a part in making an opportunity possible for military children and children from the community to learn about Laughlin’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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2018 Junior Deployment claims Laughlin

Junior deployers stand at attention and listen to leaders give directions at the 2018 Junior Deployment on Nov. 3, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Volunteers and Leaders from the different groups on base all played a part in making an opportunity possible for military children and children from the community to learn about Laughlin’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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2018 Junior Deployment claims Laughlin

Dressed in mission-oriented protective posture gear, Col. Ted Glasco, 47th Mission Support Group commander, talks to the junior depoylers in a mission brief at the beginning of the 2018 Junior Deployment on Nov. 3, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Volunteers and Leaders from the different groups on base all played a part in making an opportunity possible for military children and children from the community to learn about Laughlin’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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First Pre-Ranger Assessment Course to be held at Laughlin

The 47th Security Forces Squadron is slated to host the first-ever Pre-Ranger Assessment Course at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 2 through 4, 2108. According to Carey, these three days are monumental in assessing whether you’ll be successful at the 15-day rather than wasting the unit’s money. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)
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Col. Charles Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, gives closing remarks attendees at the Air Force Ball on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 30, 2017. The Air Force Ball is an observance of the U.S. Air Force transitioning into its own branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on Sept. 18, 1947.
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170930-F-JI531-0021

Members of the Laughlin Honor Guard set the POW/MIA dinner table at the Air Force Ball on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 30, 2017. The POW/MIA table is an observance for the military’s brothers and sisters-in-arms who were prisoners of war or missing in action during any time of conflict.
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170930-F-JI531-0128

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Mehaffey, recalls the highlights of his career as a guest speaker to attendees at the Air Force Ball on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 30, 2017. The Air Force Ball is an observance of the U.S. Air Force transitioning into its own branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on Sept. 18, 1947.
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170930-F-JI531-0298

Col. Charles Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander and Airman Brittany Zipperian, 47th Force Support Squadron apprentice, cut the first slice of cake at the Air Force Ball at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 30, 2017. Traditionally, the oldest and youngest attendants to the ball cut the first slice of cake.
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Gust lock

Parts from the T-6A Texan II gust lock mechanism lay on a table at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 14, 2016. The gust lock mechanism can be engaged to lock the rudders and ailerons in place to prevent directional movement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
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Gust lock in place

Part of the T-6A Texan II gust lock mechanism is housed behind all of the aircrafts gauges and instruments, requiring multiple parts to be displaced before beginning the gust lock removal process. Each aircraft is estimated to take three to four days to complete the project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
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SUPT Class 16-11 set to graduate

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-11 set to graduate. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
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Starting Line

Participants in the 2015 Running with the Bulls 5k/10k begin the run at Brown Plaza in Del Rio, Texas, Nov. 14, 2015. This year the run had 477 participants and raised $80,000 for Val Verde Loaves and Fishes, Del Rio’s local food pantry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
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On your feet!

Laughlin members display the position of attention to military and local children on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2015. During Operation XL, the children learned how to stand at the positions of attention and parade rest along with formation techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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Caught off guard

Lt. Col. Gregory Soderstrom, 47th Student Squadron commander, plays dead during an exercise on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 30, 2015. Role players, a critical asset in a training environment, provide a freethinking, adaptive, capabilities-based force to act as "cast members" during active component training events, helping to create a realistic and unique experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)(Released)
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Exercising our training

Airman 1st Class Carolina Guzman, 47th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, provides medical assistance to Capt. Jonathan Andrew, 47th Student Squadron assistant director of operations, in a two-day exercise on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 30, 2015. Day two simulated an aircraft hijacking and active shooter scenario, testing the ability of Laughlin’s personnel to protect aircraft, rapidly respond and engage an armed hostile, provide emergency life-saving treatment to injured and disseminate pertinent and timely information wing-wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)(Released)
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