XLer of the week

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Capt. Jeff Webb, 85th Flying Training Squadron, recieves the Laughlin's XLer award from Col. John Doucette, 47th Flying Training Commander, Feb. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Csurilla)

Photo of the week

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Jim Umali, 47th Force Support Squadron, shows Airman 1st Class Kristen Odom, 47th Mission Support Group, how to update her assignment dream sheet and Servicemember’s Group Life Insurance paperwork at the Laughlin’s Military Personnel Flight help desk Feb. 11, 2008. MPF Airmen are responsible for updating and processing members’ data and personnel records, ranging from assignment notifications, evaluations and promotions to awards and decorations. They also assist applicants with accessing the virtual MPF and answering general questions about their personnel issues. “I like my job because it gives me the opportunity to meet people,” said Airman Umali. “Every time someone new comes to Laughlin, I get to meet them. I really enjoy doing this job”(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sara Csurilla)

Laughlin 5K fun run/walk breaks turnout records

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- In the female category, ages 16 to 29, Stella Schiess and Katie Hale race to the finish line as the first and second-place winner, with a time of 23:50 and 23:52 minutes respectively, during the Valentine’s Day 5K Fun Run/Walk Jan. 9, 2007. More than 100 base members and their families participated in the event organized by the Losano Fitness Center. Stella and Katie are assigned to the 87th Flying Training Squadron and the 47th Operations Support Squadron respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olufemi Owolabi)

Laughlin 5K fun run/walk breaks turnout records

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas- Some of the participants pose for a group photo after the Valentine’s Day 5K Fun Run/Walk organized by the fitness center here Jan. 9, 2008. More than 100 members showed up to participate in the fun run. The event is one of the many ways the Losano Fitness Center keeps Laughlin members fit to fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olufemi Owolabi)

PRT members taking ‘H.E.A.T.” while preparing for year in Afghanistan

Provincial Reconstruction Team Gardez member Army Reserve Capt. Harold Cornish egresses an overturned H.E.A.T. humvee at Fort Bragg, N.C. A Scripps-Howard News Service analysis from 2005 stated 1 in 4 casualties in the theater of operations were related to humvee accidents and rollovers during IEDs and other attacks and incidents. The H.E.A.T. prepares service members on how to react in the event their humvee rolls over. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Ken Hall)

PRT members taking ‘H.E.A.T.” while preparing for year in Afghanistan

A Provincial Reconstruction Team Gardez member reorients himself inside an overturned humvee during H.E.A.T., or “HMMWV Egress Assistance Training” at Fort Bragg, N.C. A Scripps-Howard News Service analysis from 2005 stated 1 in 4 casualties in the theater of operations were related to humvee accidents and rollovers during IEDs and other attacks and incidents. The H.E.A.T. prepares service members on how to react in the event their humvee rolls over. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Ken Hall)