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  • 47th OSS wins “Sweat for Power” competition

    The 47th OSS blew away the competition to become the top power producer in Laughlin's first "Sweat for Power" competition producing 900 watt-hours, which is enough to power a ceiling fan for four and a half hours. The competition was one of the many activities the 47th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Time to smokeout tobacco

    The American Cancer Society is holds its 37th Great American Smokeout Nov. 15 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit. The smokeout is held every third Thursday in November, and 15 million smokers in the U.S. will participate by giving up smoking for one day. Taking this first

  • BAADD saves lives but needs your help

    A Laughlin organization has helped get 88 people home safely this year, saving them from potentially life and career threatening DUIs.Base Airmen Against Drunk Driving is an organization on base whose mission is to lower the number of alcohol-related incidents in the Laughlin community by offering

  • Laughlin XLer - Senior Airman Andrew Carnahan, 47th Flying Training Wing

    Job title and unit: 47th Flying Training Wing Command Post status of resources and training system manager Why he XLed: He is the status of resources and training system manager and revamped the wing SORTS program that lead to an "Excellent" rating on the command post portion of the consolidated

  • Strong words from former CMSAF

    Thinking is a lost art.These are the words of the fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor during his most recent visit to Laughlin. A self-ascribed provocateur who enjoys forcing people to think, Gaylor does not shy away from hard lessons.Gaylor, who served in the Air Force for 31

  • Military heritage forged in steel

    Its sharpened blade is restored to its pre-Civil War luster, and the weapon, once hidden away, now rests prominently on display for its owner's pleasure. The 150-year-old infantry saber still speaks of its legacy with a single glance and now 2nd Lt. Keely Yankie, a member of Class 13-01, bares the

  • 47th MDG offers a series of prevention classes

    Each month the 47th Medical Group offers a series of prevention classes open to all base personnel at no charge ranging in topics from baby care to stress management classes. The events scheduled for November are:OB orientation and bundles for babies The class is designed to provide information

  • 2nd Annual Running with the Bulls raises $56K

    The communities of Del Rio and Laughlin Air Force Base teamed up to help raise $56,000 for the Val Verde Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry at the Running with the Bulls 5K Nov. 3.The second edition of the five kilometer event featured more than 500 runners stampeding through the streets of Del Rio for a

  • Former Laughlin student nominated for DOD disability award

    A Laughlin Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training graduate was one of two Airmen nominated for the 2012 Department of Defense Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award.Capt. Ryan McGuire, with Air Mobility Command, lost his leg in a boating accident on Lake Amistad in 2009 while in pilot

  • Team XL embodies 'service before self'

    Team XL stepped up in a big way on the morning of Oct. 25 at the Val Verde County Loaves and Fishes food drive in Del Rio, Texas.The food drive is operated on a strictly volunteer basis and provides food for more than 1,500 people and more than 400 children.The food bank has no paid employees and