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  • Carbon monoxide -- the silent killer

    The months of December and January are the peak season for carbon monoxide related calls. A study conducted by the National Fire Protection Association said an estimated 61,000 responses were made in 2005. According to the National Safety Council, 200-300 unintentional-injury deaths a year are due

  • AETC Special Duty Assignment Team set to visit Laughlin

    If you've ever wanted to have the opportunity to recruit sharp individuals into the Air Force as an Air Force Recruiter, or mold civilians into airman as an Air Force Military Training Instructor, the AETC Special Duty Briefing Team can answer any questions you may have concerning these challenging

  • Laughlin captains selected for promotion

    Several Laughlin captains will soon trade in their silver bars for a gold oak leaf. Twenty-six captains based here were notified Dec. 11 of their selection to major.  In the Air Force as a whole, 2,535 captains were selected from a group of more than 3,000 for promotion. The following Laughlin

  • What Should I Personally Do to Prepare for Enlisted Promotion Testing?

    Laughlin AFB senior airman, staff, technical, master and senior master sergeants will have a better chance at promotion in the upcoming promotion cycle, if they apply the Weighted Airman Promotion System suggestions found in the front of the new Professional Development Guide. The new Professional

  • New Diamondbacks taste competition for first time

    Several swimmers on the Del Rio Diamondbacks had their first opportunity to swim in a meet last Saturday in downtown San Antonio at the Natatorium. The meet was sponsored by the Alamo Area Aquatic Association (AAAA) and was comprised of 7 teams that included 361 swimmers from San Antonio, Austin and

  • Dental clinic takes top AETC honor

    The Air Education and Training Command recently released the names of the annual Medical Service Award winner, and a unit with Laughlin's 47th Medical Group emerged as a winner. The 47th MDG's dental clinic was recently announced as the 2007 AETC's outstanding small clinic. "This award simply

  • Laughlin’s FSS best in Air Force

    Laughlin's 47th Force Support Squadron has done it again. After winning a command-level award, the squadron continued to set the standard and was named best in the Air Force for running the most outstanding mission support squadron recently. "We have such a small, tight-knit group here that we need