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Border Patrol, Laughlin partnership sharpens tactical skills

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Border Tactical agents receive a safety brief before a rappelling exercise at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas’ fire drill tower Nov. 22, 2019. The Border Patrol Tactical (BORTAC) and Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) teams jointly practiced these maneuvers to familiarize themselves with deploying off helicopters, steep canyons or buildings.
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Border Patrol, Laughlin partnership sharpens tactical skills

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Border Tactical agent rappels down Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas’ fire drill tower Nov. 22, 2019. The Laughlin fire drill tower enabled the BORTAC and BORSTAR teams to train closer to home, and spend more time practicing than travelling to Hebbronville, Texas or laying a flatbed trailer over a cliffside ridge.
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Border Patrol, Laughlin partnership sharpens tactical skills

Two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Border Tactical agents pull a rappelling line up Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas’ fire drill tower Nov. 22, 2019. The Border Patrol Tactical (BORTAC) and Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) teams jointly practiced these maneuvers to familiarize themselves with deploying off helicopters, steep canyons or buildings.
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Bounce!

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Kids jump in a bouncy castle at the Fair by the Chapel here Aug. 21. The fair was open to the Laughlin community and offered food and games for all ages. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
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Bowling lanes receive new upgrades

Gerri Fischer, 47th Force Support Squadron bowling alley manager, shows off a touchpad panel to Airman 1st Class Lucas Lobo, 47th Medical Group unit deployment manager, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 6, 2019. In a bid to update the bowling game for the newest generation, the 47th Force Support Squadron recently completed upgrades to the Cactus Lanes bowling alley. The changes involve not only a modernization, but personalized and new ways to play the game.
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Boxes of food

More than 24,000 pounds of donated food awaits distribution at the Val Verde Loaves and Fishes food pantry in Del Rio, Texas, Nov. 12, 2015. The food was donated by Laughlin Air Force Base personnel and their families during the Feds Feed Families food drive, which is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that asks federal agencies to collect and donate non-perishable food items to local food banks beginning in July and concluding the first week of October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet)
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Boy Scouts

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas—Members of the Boy Scouts, Laughlin Air Force Base and the City of Del Rio stand in front of the playground set they built for local children to enjoy June 27. Daniel Cinnamon and David Garcia, Eagle Scout Candidates and Life Scouts from Troop 280, spearheaded the project and were responsible for organizing the volunteer team and obtaining donations from the local business community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. John Cinnamon)
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Boy Scouts

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas-- Daniel Cinnamon and David Garcia, Eagle Scout candidates and Life Scouts from Troop 280, meet with Del Rio Mayor Efrain Valdez while building a toddler playground structure for local children to enjoy June 27. Daniel, son of Lt. Col. John Cinnamon, 86th Flying Training Squadron commander, and David, son of Mr. Jerry Garcia, the Real Property Officer for Laughlin and a member of the 47th Installation Support Squadron, spearheaded the project and were responsible for organizing the volunteer team and obtaining donations from the local business community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. John Cinnamon)
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Boy scouts Camporee

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Lt. Col. Stephen Moyinhan, 96th Flying Training Squadron, briefs, the Laughlin Camporee attendees of the Four Hero's of Laughlin AFB. Following the briefing, three Boy scouts and one Venturing member retired the colors at Heritage Park April 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeanette Quintanilla)
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Boy Scouts Troop 280

Boy Scouts Troop 280, led by Scoutmaster Katherine Nielander (far left), poses with a completed gaga ball pit on Laughlin Air Force Base Nov.19. The gaga ball pit, built for the Laughlin Air Force Base Youth Center as an Eagle Scout project, allows children here to play a game similar to dodge ball. (Courtesy photo by Sunshine Burgess)
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Boyscouts visit fire department

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas--Staff Sgt. Jeremy Quintana, Laughlin Fire Department, shows Cub and Boy Scouts different equipment used when extinguishing fires during a 3-day camporee here April 17 through 19. The nearly 300 Scouts arrived at Laughlin from throughout the largest council in Texas, and one of the largest in the nation, to attend the event. Officials estimated that it had been nearly 20 years since Laughlin hosted a camporee. "Having the event at Laughlin brought in a lot more people than you would normally expect at a camporee," said Roger Ridley, event chairman. "This weekend, the scouts get to see a lot of things they wouldn't normally see anywhere else." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joel Langton)
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Breaking ground

More than 50 Team XL members attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Laughlin Airfield Drainage Project Feb. 16, 2016. Breaking ground from left to right: Kurt Lemp, Military Affairs Association president; U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, Texas’ 23rd Congressional District congressman; Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander and 1st Lt. Charles Heim, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron officer in charge of project execution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon May)
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Breath normally

Staff Sgt. Heidi Williams, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management technician, looks through her self-contained breathing apparatus at a joint unit response training event on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 17, 2014. The SCBA is part of the Level A protective equipment that includes a fully-encapsulated chemical-protective suit and positive pressure, chemical-resistant boots . (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)
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Briefing from the first sergeant

Master Sgt. Abraham Avila, 47th Mission Support Group first sergeant, gives a briefing to military and local children on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 7, 2015. Military members volunteered to man the deployment line, which simulated an out-processing system much like the one used by military members in preparation for real-world deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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Briefing with Border Patrol

Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Command Chief Robert Zackery III, 47th FTW command chief, are briefed by Del Rio Border Patrol Sector officals Oct. 4, 2019, in Del Rio, Texas. Laughlin leadeship was invited on tour with Del Rio Border Patrol Sector to get a firsthand look at Border Patrol operations as well as strengthening community bonds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)
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Brig. Gen. Tod Wolters

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Brig. Gen. Tod Wolters will speak at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 11-05's graduation Feb. 18.
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Bright and early

Tommy Sondag and Staff Sgt. Jake Strait, 47th OSS aircrew flight equipment parachute technicians, get ready to start their day at Ellington Airport, Texas, March 27, 2019. Sondag and Strait visited NASA's Aircraft Operations T-38 life support to assist in the newly revamped T-38 parachute packing procedures. During his visit, he was given a tour of the NASA facilities in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin N. Valmoja)
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Bringing it down

A crane removes an antenna from a Digital Airport Surveillance Radar unit at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 22, 2016. The DASR keeps track of air traffic within Laughlin’s airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
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Bronze Star and a Bride - All in a day's work for Laughlin Airman

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Tech. Sgt. Natividad Ruiz, Jr., stands for a picture with his family after receiving the Bronze Star Medal for actions during a one-year combat tour in Iraq. Sergeant Ruiz averted a potentially deadly riot at his Iraqi Army Base when suspected insurgent activity threatened the base's food supply chain. Pictured from left are Natividad Ruiz, Sr., mother Delia Cook, Sergeant Ruiz, spouse Patty, and father in law Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Taylor, retired. Sergeant Ruiz married Patty the morning he was awarded the Bronze Star. He returned to duties with the 47th Force Support Squadron Oct. 8. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Ken Hall)
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Bronze Star and a Bride - All in a day's work for Laughlin Airman

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Tech. Sgt. Natividad "Nat" Ruiz smiles for the camera with Deputy Mission Support Group Commander Lt. Col. Steve Browning after receiving the Bronze Star Medal for actions during the past year he spent east of Baghdad at an Iraqi Army Base. During the tour, he averted a potentially deadly riot when suspected insurgent activity threatened the base's food supply chain. The sergeant returned to duty at the 47th Force Support Squadron on Oct. 8 and married Patty Ruiz the morning he received his Bronze Star. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Ken Hall)
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