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Laughlin holds 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing, commander, left, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lester Largaespada, 47th Flying Training Wing, command chief, right, recognizes Maj Martin Marsen as Field Grade Officer of the Year. Laughlin leadership recognized the accomplishments of Team XL in numerous categories to include enlisted Airmen, officers, civilians, and teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Laughlin holds 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing, commander, left, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lester Largaespada, 47th Flying Training Wing, command chief, right, recognizes Capt Mayra Alexander as Company Grade Officer of the Year. Laughlin leadership recognized the accomplishments of Team XL in numerous categories to include enlisted Airmen, officers, civilians, and teams. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft piloted by astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole “Vapor” Ayer, from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., March 14, 2025, at 7:03 p.m. EDT. Ayers has flown missions across the globe, including more than 200 combat hours in Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria and more than 1,400 flight hours in the T-38 Talon and F-22 Raptor. Previously stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Ayers served as the 3rd Wing, 90th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations before receiving the call to join NASA in 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of NASA by Aubrey Gemignani)

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Astronaut and U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers speaks to family and friends as her fellow crewmates prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-10 mission launch, March 14, 2025. Ayers piloted the crew’s spacecraft when it launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the space center on the same day at 7:03 p.m. EDT. Ayers has flown missions across the globe, including more than 200 combat hours in Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria and more than 1,400 flight hours in the T-38 Talon and F-22 Raptor. Previously stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Ayers served as the 3rd Wing, 90th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations before receiving the call to join NASA in 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of NASA by Aubrey Gemignani)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers (second from left) poses with her SpaceX Crew-10 mission team before their scheduled launch on March 14, 2025. Ayers was previously stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson where she was assistant director of operations and an F-22 pilot for the 90th Fighter squadron in 2021. (NASA/Bill Stafford/Helen Arase Vargas)

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A Falcon 9 rocket launches the Crew Dragon’s 10th operational human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, March 14, 2025. The Crew-10 members, including U.S. Army Col. Anne McClain and U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, will conduct new research to prepare human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. This mission also enables the return of NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov and U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague - the first Space Force Guardian to launch into space. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collin Wesson)

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Flare check

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle performs a flare check over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 9, 2025. The F-15E is deployed within the CENTCOM AOR to help defend U.S. interests, promote regional security and deter aggression in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Willis)

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Ready to refuel

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing, prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 171st Air Refueling Wing, over Coraopolis, Pa., March 7, 2025. The refueling mission was part of routine training that helps ensure the proficiency of both aircrews. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Shawn Monk)

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Airborne firefighter

A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 153rd Airlift Wing, is airborne during a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training at Top-of-the-World, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2025. MAFFS training prepares aircrews for wildfire suppression efforts ahead of the upcoming fire season. The Wyoming Air National Guard conducted the training alongside the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, enhancing joint wildfire response capabilities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cesar Rivas)

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VPOTUS, SECDEF, DNI arrive at Laughlin to begin visit to America’s southern border

Vice President JD Vance is welcomed to Laughlin Air Force Base by Command Chief Master Sergeant Lester Largaespada, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief (left) and Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th FTW commander (middle). Vance, along with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived at Laughlin before beginning their visit to the southern border at Eagle Pass, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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VPOTUS, SECDEF, DNI arrive at Laughlin to begin visit to America’s southern border

Vice President JD Vance steps off Air Force Two upon arrival to Laughlin Air Force Base March 5, 2025. Vance, along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived at Laughlin before beginning their visit to the southern border at Eagle Pass, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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VPOTUS, SECDEF, DNI arrive at Laughlin to begin visit to America’s southern border

The 47th Flying Training Wing welcomed Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as they arrived at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 5, 2025. Vance, Hegseth and Gabbard began their visit to America’s southern border, continuing from Laughlin to Eagle Pass, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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MindGym enhances mental resilience at JBER's Elmendorf Fitness Center

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kaylin Cornell, a fitness assessment cell manager assigned to the 673d Force Support Squadron, sits in the MindGym at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2025. The MindGym is a facility designed to bolster mental resilience and cognitive performance for service members and their families by offering a sensory-controlled environment where users engage in guided mindfulness sessions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Hites)

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Apache onload

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III prepares to load a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 6, 2025. The C-17 transported several AH-64s tasked to support Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Ortega Corona)

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Afterburner

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off during a training mission in support of Bomber Task Force 25-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 24, 2025. Bomber missions provide opportunities to train and work with U.S. allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo)

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Graduating the future of flight: Class 25-06

U.S. Air Force Airmen from graduating Class 25-06 present one half of their broken wings to their loved ones at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. Nineteen U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Graduating the future of flight: Class 25-06

U.S. Air Force Airmen from graduating Class 25-06 break their wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. Twenty-two U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Graduating the future of flight: Class 25-06

U.S. Air Force Airmen from graduating Class 25-06 pose for a group photo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. nineteen U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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HALO jump

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conduct High Altitude Low Open parachute jumps from a C-130 Hercules near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 13, 2025. The technique minimizes risk to supplies, equipment or personnel as they are airdropped from high altitudes over enemy air space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jana Somero)

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Helo ops

A 37th Helicopter Squadron UH-1N Huey comes in for a landing to pick up a 90th Missile Wing task response force Airman during a convoy response force demonstration at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Feb. 11, 2025. The demonstration provided U.S. Strategic Command senior leaders with insight into the Air Force’s role in the nuclear enterprise and its procedures for moving intercontinental ballistic missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael A. Richmond)

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