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Be Ready: Emergency preparedness

The Air Force "Be Ready Awareness" Campaign is a program to inform AF personnel about the importance of being prepared for disasters and emergencies. Airmen and their families are encouraged to conduct anticipatory actions by preparing a bug-out bag, stocking up on emergency supplies and maintaining essential emergency information to increase the likelihood of survival and decrease the risk of injury when hazardous situations arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmie D. Pike/Released)

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Laughlin XLer: Capt. Thomas Mueller, 87th FTS

Capt. Thomas Mueller, center, 87th Flying Training Squadron T-38 Talon instructor pilot, poses with Col. Brian Hastings, left, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Garry Berry, right, 47th FTW command chief, after being presented the XLer of the week award here May 21, 2014. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jimmie D. Pike/Released)

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SFS says goodbye to loved member

A headstone memorializing Cash, 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, sits on display at a MWD memorial ceremony on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2014. Cash was a valuable member to the 47th SFS from May 2002 to March 2012 with six deployments to Kyrgyzstan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar and twice to Saudi Arabia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Delgado/Released)

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Laughlin XLer: Staff Sgt. Daniel Lee, 47th MDOS

Staff Sgt. Daniel Lee, center, 47th Medical Operations Squadron allergy and immunizations technician, poses with Col. Mark Doria, left, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Garry Berry, right, 47th FTW command chief, after being presented the XLer of the week award here May 14, 2014. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Delgado/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

A Texas Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk hoists in a Texas Task Force 1 rescue swimmer and victim over Lake Amistad in Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. Advanced rescue hoists and cargo winches, each designed to meet specific mission requirements, help save lives during disaster relief efforts and rescue missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

A Texas Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to lower a Texas Task Force 1 Rescue Swimmer over Lake Amistad in Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. With the current water temperature around 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a potential search area of 101.4 sq. miles, your survival time, in good conditions, is about seven hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

A Texas Task Force 1 rescue swimmer hoists a distressed swimmer in Lake Amistad at the Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. The scenario was part of a joint air-sea search and rescue event between the Texas Army National Guard and Texas Task Force 1 with coordination efforts from Laughlin Air Force Base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

A view of Lake Amistad in Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. Amistad Reservoir, or Lake Amistad, covers 101.4 sq. miles and is best known for excellent water-based recreation, camping, hiking, rock art viewing and its rich cultural history. Amistad, from the Spanish word meaning friendship, is also home to a wide variety of plant and animal life above and below the water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

A Texas Task Force 1 equipment trailer sits in Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. One of 28 National Urban Search and Rescue teams in the nation coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, TX-TF1 is comprised of 510 personnel, including three 70-person US and R teams and 300 water rescue personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

Maj. Thomas Lessner, 96th Flying Training Squadron, waits to be hoisted by a rescue swimmer in a rescue scenario on Lake Amistad in Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. Lessner and other 96th FTS volunteers were hoisted by Texas Task Force 1 rescue swimmers in a variety of scenarios designed to provide TX-TF1 and Texas Army National Guard aircrew member’s on-the-job training for future real-world operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

Volunteers from the 96th Flying Training Squadron are brought out to designated positions to serve as role players on Lake Amistad in Amistad National Recreation Area, Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. Role players, a critical asset in a training environment, provide a freethinking, adaptive, capabilities-based force to act as "cast members" during active component training events, helping to create a realistic and unique experience. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

A Texas Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk takes off from Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. Lake Amistad was the site for the Texas ANG and Texas Task Force 1 joint training event that focused on air-sea search and rescue operations involving hoist operations from open water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

Roger Nicholas, Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden, listens to a safety brief at Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas, May 15, 2014. Nicholas served as a local subject matter expert responsible for ensuring the training area remained safe and secure for the active participants and that the nationally protected park was preserved from any damage throughout the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

Kenneth Larsen, Texas Task Force 1 rescue swimmer, prepares his gear on the flight line of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2014. Larsen has been with TX-TF1 since 2001 and is proficient in urban search and rescue, water rescue, hazardous material and firefighting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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Emergency Response Training

Four Texas Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks sit on the flight line of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2014. The UH-60’s are attached to Texas ANG units from Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and were in Del Rio with Texas Task Force 1 to conduct an air-sea search and rescue training event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty/Released)

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SUPT Class 14-09 set to graduate

SUPT Class 14-09 set to graduate

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Laughlin XLer: Grover Lemarr, 47th FTS

Grover Lemarr, center, 47th Flying Training Wing flight safety maintenance manager, poses with Col. Mark Doria, left, 47th FTW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Garry Berry, right, 47th FTW command chief, after being presented the XLer of the week award here May 14, 2014. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Delgado/Released)

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Silent March

Col. Brian Hastings, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks after a Holocaust remembrance march on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The march was in remembrance of, and to pay respects to, those who experienced the horrors of the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ariel Delgado/Released)

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Thumbs up!

Airman 1st Class Brittany McBee, 47th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace physiology technician, performs an operation check on life support equipment in the hypobaric chamber at the Aerospace Physiology Unit on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 30, 2014. The Aerospace Physiology Unit uses the hypobaric chamber to train military, Department of Defense civilians and contractors on the effects of hypoxia, how to recognize their personal symptoms of hypoxia and make the necessary corrections to reverse the symptoms of the condition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Delgado/Released)

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Prepare the flight

47th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace physiology technicians, from left; Airman 1st Class Tracy Gathings, chamber operator; Airman 1st Class Brittany McBee, chamber lecturer; and 2nd Lt. Anthony Cosentino, chamber session recorder, prepare class 15-09 students for a chamber flight at the Aerospace Physiology Unit on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 30, 2014. All aerospace physiology technicians play a crucial role in optimizing aircrew performance and reducing human errors through mission and aircraft focused training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Delgado/Released)

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