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Col. Prather tours CDC, youth center, STEM school, housing

Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and his wife, Korena, talk with Maria Hudgins, 47th Force Support Squadron Roberto Barrera Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics School principal, on Aug. 21, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Prather toured the Child Development Center, Youth Center, STEM school and housing on base to better understand the needs of Laughlin Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Col. Prather tours CDC, youth center, STEM school, housing

Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, participates in a tour of base housing on Aug. 21, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Prather toured the Child Development Center, Youth Center, Bobby Barrera Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics School and housing on base to better understand the needs of Laughlin Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Col. Prather tours CDC, youth center, STEM school, housing

Melissa Menchaca, 47th Force Support Squadron youth center director, leads a tour of the youth center at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2020, for Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander. Prather toured the Child Development Center, Youth Center, Bobby Barrera Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics School and housing base to better understand the needs of Laughlin Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Col. Prather tours CDC, youth center, STEM school, housing

Melissa Menchaca, 47th Force Support Squadron child development center director, discusses challenges and solutions for child development center operations during COVID-19 with Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander on Aug. 21, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Prather toured the Child Development Center, Youth Center, Bobby Barrera Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics School and housing on base to better understand the needs of Laughlin Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Laughlin pilots honor families of CBP lost to COVID-19 with flag flight

Maj. Camber Governski, 96th Flying Training Squadron T-6A Texan II chief pilot, and 1st Lt. April Wilcox, 85th Flying Training Squadron executive officer, raise the flags they are about to take on their mission of the T-6 she prepares to fly on Aug. 14, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The flags they are to fly are for the families of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service members who were lost to COVID-19. Governski said the experience was a sobering reminder that no one is safe from the virus, and the community must continue to come together and do everything possible to prevent more deaths in the community and globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Laughlin pilots honor families of CBP lost to COVID-19 with flag flight

Maj. Camber Governski, 96th Flying Training Squadron T-6A Texan II chief pilot, rested her helmet and a flag on her dashboard of the T-6 she prepares for flight on Aug. 14, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The flags they are to fly are for the families of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service members who were lost to COVID-19. Governski said, “Flying the flags for our brothers in Border Patrol was an honor, and it made us feel a part of something bigger and true members of the community.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Laughlin pilots honor families of CBP lost to COVID-19 with flag flight

First Lt. April Wilcox, 85th Flying Training Squadron executive officer, Maj. Camber Governski, 96th FTS T-6A Texan II chief pilot, and 1st Lt. Will Friedman 85th FTS A-flight scheduler, pose in front of a T-6 on Aug. 14, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, with the flags they are to fly for the families of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service members who were lost to COVID-19. As they flew the flags, they practiced flying in formation to increase proficiency in order to train the student pilots more effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Female aviators at Laughlin bond through mentorship group

Captain Natalie Rambish, 47th Operations Support Squadron aircrew and flight equipment commander and instructor pilot, climbs into her seat in a T-38C Talon as she prepares to fly with a student pilot, Aug. 11, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. She is a member of Laughlin’s Female Aviators’ Mentorship Group because she loves the camaraderie and the chance to find other women aviators who she can look up to. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Female aviators at Laughlin bond through mentorship group

Capt. Monica Kestermann, 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot leads 2nd Lieutenants Sam Bateman and Josiah Apgar in a pre-flight brief, Aug. 11, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Kestermann says the women she flies with share endless experiences and are invaluable resources about anything from flying to career advice to balancing family and work. For her, it’s wonderful to have a group like the Female Aviators’ Mentorship Group at Laughlin to rely on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Female aviators at Laughlin bond through mentorship group

Capt. Melany Delgado, 47th Student Squadron I-flight class commander and instructor pilot, answers questions from Capt. Kavon Lackey, 47th STUS student pilot, Aug. 12, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Delgado brought the Female Aviators’ Mentorship Group back to life with the encouragement of Laughlin leaders and wingmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Public Health visits simulator building, makes COVID-19 prevention recommendations

Kathy Santiago, 47th Operations Group dispatcher, sanitizes an emergency oxygen hose, an item each student uses during simulations, Aug. 6, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. In addition, there are sanitizing stations available throughout the building for hands and other high-contact items such as pencils. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Public Health visits simulator building, makes COVID-19 prevention recommendations

Cap. Susan Ching, 47th Flying Training Wing public health and emergency officer, explains possible measures to prevent COVID-19 in the simulation building to Jim DeReus, 47th Operations Group T-6 lead civilian simulator instructor, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 5, 2020. The Center for Disease Control says taking these precautions are the best way to prevent catching COVID-19, and, not only are these methods good for preventing the virus, but also other forms of infectious diseases and keeping the workplace safe. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

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Public Health visits simulator building, makes COVID-19 prevention recommendations

David Loftus, 47th Operations Group lead simulation instructor, demonstrates the tight quarters within the flight simulators to Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine, and Capt. Susan Ching, 47th Flying Training Wing public health emergency officer,, Aug. 6, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The 47th Operations Group plans to purchase face shields for simulation instructors and provide them with latex gloves to prevent as much contact on the higher-contact surfaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Public Health visits simulator building, makes COVID-19 prevention recommendations

David Loftus, 47th Operations Group lead simulation instructor, Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine, and Capt. Susan Ching, 47th Flying Training Wing public health emergency officer, discuss ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 between the simulator instructors and the student pilots, Aug. 6, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The 47th Operations Group plans to purchase face shields for simulation instructors and provide them with latex gloves to prevent as much contact on the higher-contact surfaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Public Health visits simulator building, makes COVID-19 prevention recommendations

Lt. Col. Hafez Nasr, 47th Medical Group chief of aerospace medicine, suggests a Plexiglas divider to protect those--such as the dispatcher--who frequently interact with students, Aug. 6, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Two 47th MDG public health officers toured the simulation building and suggested better ways to prevent COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Laughlin Airmen use first aid, save family

Senior Airman Christopher Beckett and Senior Airman Logan Sando, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar airfield and weather systems (RAWS) technicians, stand for a photo on August 7, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. On June 26, 2020, as they drove from base to perform preventative maintenance the Next-Generation Weather Radar, they used their knowledge of Self-Aid Buddy-Care to save a family of six, who had wrecked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

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Laughlin Heritage Corner: August

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Laughlin Heritage Corner: August

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Laughlin Heritage Corner: August

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Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, receives the guidon from Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, during the virtual wing change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 31, 2020. The ceremony was held through a virtual livestream to accommodate necessary precautions due to COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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