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  • Laughlin Main Gate closed for 2 hours Friday

    The Laughlin Main Gate, located off Highway 90, will be closed formaintenance from 9 until 11 a.m. Friday morning. People requiring entry onor off base during that time will be able to use the West Gate located offHwy. 277. For more information, call 298-5314 or 298-5248.

  • Laughlin musicians jam at Club Amistad

    Six Airmen and a family member pumped up the volume Jan. 23 at the first-ever Jam Session at Club Amistad. The special event was designed to promote live music by and for the Laughlin community.Senior Airman Dennis Reuter, 47th Medical Operations Squadron was the organizer of the event. "This first

  • 2010 AETC Symposium reaches new heights with record attendance

    More than 3,700 people attended the 2010 Air Education and Training Command Symposium held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in downtown San Antonio last week, the largest showing to date. The symposium featured nearly 100 academic seminars on a variety of Air Force topics, a technology

  • Auto Crafts Center puts the brakes on

    The Auto Crafts Center held a front-brake class at their main car repair facility inside building 525 on Saturday, Jan. 16. "This class is taught just once a year, but we do have other car care classes quarterly," said Luis Jimenez, assistant manager of the Auto Crafts Center and class instructor.

  • Laughlin Airmen volunteer at area schools

    Twenty one Airmen from Laughlin volunteered to judge science fairs held at East Side Elementary, Del Rio High School and Del Rio Middle School Jan. 20. Many of the Airmen had experience with judging or had themselves participated in science fairs. "The kids here at East Side were very excited to

  • Cactus Lanes Bowling Center reopens

    It's a totally new bowling experience and more at the Cactus Lanes Bowling Center. With a major remodeling project completed in less than 60 days, the 42-year-old center is welcoming back regular bowlers and attracting new ones.The $540,000 dollar renovation includes high-tech, state-of-the-art

  • Contractor retires after 44 years

    Bob Bishop, program manager of the Engine Regional Repair Center, quietly retired Jan. 15 after 44 years of service. "This is my second retirement from the Air Force," said Bishop. "I'm going quietly. The first time we had a nice ceremony."Bishop retired as a colonel in 1992 after commanding the

  • Laughlin’s legal office seeks volunteers for tax season

    Laughlin's legal office will be providing tax assistance to active duty military members and their family members, retirees and civilian employees.In order to be able to provide this service, Laughlin's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, group needs as many volunteers as possible during tax

  • Long time commissary worker strives to make Laughlin’s better

    A long time member of the Air Force family is doing his best to provide Laughlin with the best possible facility at which to shop.Manuel Othon, Laughlin's acting commissary director, has been here since Oct. 16 filling in until the commissary's new full-time director, Buddy Kolath, arrives. Although

  • Local man pays tribute to veterans through volunteering

    Jesse Cardenas calls Laughlin Air Force Base his second home. His first home is the city of Del Rio.After serving his country during World War II, Cardenas returned to the town where he was born and raised, married his high school sweetheart and began work as a supply store manager at Laughlin.