What's Up Doc?: What's the deal with flu vaccines

Why do I get the flu vaccine every year if all other shots were only once, as a kid? The flu vaccine is a very high profile vaccine because we must get it again each year. By some special mechanisms in its reproduction cycle, the influenza virus mutates and changes very fast, so that each year

Major exercise set for Oct. 15-19

Laughlin is holding a major accident response exercise with members of the Del Rio Emergency Services, Del Rio Police and Fire Departments, Val Verde County Sheriff's Department and U.S. Border Patrol Oct. 15 to 19. "This will be a test of our ability to coordinate on and off base response efforts

Children celebrate Hispanic Heritage month

Laughlin hosts Fall Festival '07

The Laughlin Officers' Spouses' Club will combine family fun and fall decorating into one event from 4 to 9 p.m. at the OSC Fall Festival Oct. 13 at the Laughlin AFB Fam Camp. "People can expect lots of Fall fun, food, music and activities for everyone, even though the temperatures may not quite be

Supporting deployed members

More than 20 people turned out to send deployed Laughlin members cards from home Oct. 4 at Airman and Family  Readiness Center's Su Casa."It's one of the Airman and Family Readiness Center's key roles to make sure family members and deployed members stay connected during deployments," said Tech.

An inspiration to all

"I can't believe they picked me," said Dolores Salazar, 47th Flying Training Wing Survival and Egress shop, when discussing her resolution she recently received from the State of Texas House of Representatives. Every two years a few Del Rio residents are presented with resolutions and special

Fire Prevention Week schedule released

The Laughlin Fire Department has a busy schedule for the upcoming Fire Prevention Week.5 OCTOBER 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Sparky Visits the Youth Center 7 OCTOBER 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Fire crews visit base housing 8 OCTOBER 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. : Sparky Visits Laughlin main gate 2:30 a.m. - 3:00

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Every morning, somewhere in the United States, a police blotter will provide details of a domestic disturbance call. This report may, or may not, include injuries - many do. Some even report a death. Domestic violence,also know as, intimate partner violence continues to be an ever escalating public

Laughlin members give blood, give life

Laughlin Air Force Base members stepped up to the plate Wednesday and donated blood for a base-wide blood drive. "The blood drive was a great success," said Veronica Galindo, a donor recruitment specialist for South Texas Blood and Tissue Center. "We're very thankful for the help Laughlin members

Del Rio and Laughlin hold ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Laughlin AFB and Del Rio joined hands once again. This time at the Dr. Alfredo Gutierrez Jr. Ampitheatre Sept. 21 to honor POW/MIAs and the families of those that fell in Iraq and Afghanistan. The 32-min ceremony began with Maj. Gen. (ret.) Gerald Prather offering a prayer and memories of a fallen