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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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Buddy carry

Competitors in the 2015 Wingman Challenge, conduct the buddy carry challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 17, 2015. This year’s challenge consisted of a 5k run and a 10K run/ruck with transition challenges, including buddy carries, push-ups, sit-ups, and planks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)(Released)

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Buddy carry

Competitors in the 2015 Wingman Challenge, conduct the buddy carry challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 17, 2015. This year’s challenge consisted of a 5k run and a 10K run/ruck with transition challenges, including buddy carries, push-ups, sit-ups, and planks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)(Released)

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Buddy Carry

2nd Lt. Christopher Brown, 47th Student Squadron awaiting pilot training, carries a dummy across the football field at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 5, 2016. The dummy carry involved running a 100 yard sprint with a 75-pound dummy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

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Buddy carry

Competitors in the 2015 Wingman Challenge, conduct the buddy carry challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 17, 2015. This year’s challenge consisted of a 5k run and a 10K run/ruck with transition challenges, including buddy carries, push-ups, sit-ups, and planks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)(Released)

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Build-a-Boat Race

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Tech. Sgt. Thomas Cooper and 2nd Lt. Steven Benson, 47th Security Forces Squadron, gear up to get into their cardboard boat at the 2nd Annual "Build-a-Boat Race" challenge May 24. (Contributed photo)

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Build-a-Boat Race

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airmen 1st Class Anna Guinto and Ryan Stine, 47th Communications Squadron and "Team Scorpions," sit high in the water to paddle their cardboard boat. Team Scorpions won a trophy for most creative use of cardboard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sara Csurilla)

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Build-a-Boat Race

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Senior Airman Nicole Chiavuzzi and Airman Chan Watkins, 47th Force Support Squadron, paddle their hardest to reach the end of Friendship pool during the 2nd Annual Build-a-boat race challenge May 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Sara Csurilla)

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Building stronger communities: Laughlin AFB and Del Rio CTE partner to advance youth opportunities

Ramon Flores, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron installation management flight chief, speaks with members from the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center during a base tour at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on May 1, 2023. This tour gave the CTE group a chance to see first-hand how Laughlin AFB and CTE are able to provide local students a wide variety of courses in technical knowledge and hands-on training skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kailee Reynolds)

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Building stronger communities: Laughlin AFB and Del Rio CTE partner to advance youth opportunities

Members from the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center speak with David Isbell, 47th Civil Engineering Squadron fire chief, during a base tour at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on May 1, 2023. This tour event gave the CTE group a chance to see first-hand how Laughlin’s Grow Your Own program is able to provide local students a wide variety of courses in technical knowledge and hands-on training skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kailee Reynolds)

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Building stronger communities: Laughlin AFB and Del Rio CTE partner to advance youth opportunities

Members of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center experience a T-6A Texan II simulated flight during a base tour at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on May 1, 2023. This tour gave the CTE group a chance to see first-hand how Laughlin’s Grow Your Own program is able to provide local students a wide variety of courses in technical knowledge and hands-on training skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kailee Reynolds)

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Building stronger communities: Laughlin AFB and Del Rio CTE partner to advance youth opportunities

Laughlin Air Force Base personnel and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center members pose in front of a T-38C Talon during a base tour at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on May 1, 2023. This tour event gave the CTE group a chance to see first-hand how Laughlin’s Grow Your Own program is providing local students the opportunity to develop their skills by working side by side with employees of the base and learning aircraft maintenance, flight line management, and other skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kailee Reynolds)

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Building the pit

Brandan Paradis, Boy Scouts Troop 280, drills a screw into a gaga ball pit with the help of Airman 1st Class Teddy Mukeli, 47th Civil Engineering Squadron, 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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Built to spec, made with care

Luis Kalinchuk, a 47th Maintenance Directorate machinist, tags bagged couplings for their transfer to the cleaning section on Jan. 14, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. 47th MXD machinists use specialized cutting and shaping tools to fabricate replacement pieces for any number of aircraft and aircrew ground equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John A. Crawford)

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