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Laughlin XLer: A1C Duston Mingle

Senior Airman Duston Mingle, 47th Logistics Readiness Flight Squadron logistics planner (front center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor (front left), 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (front right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 7, 2016. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Scorpion Card

The 47th Communications Squadron holiday card sits by the Christmas tree on Laughlin Air Force Base Nov. 30. The card received the Best Overall Design award for the 2016 Holiday Card Contest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Rattler Card

The 47th Operations Support Squadron holiday card sits by the Christmas tree on Laughlin Air Force Base Nov. 30. The card received the Originality and Creativity award for the 2016 Holiday Card Contest. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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The Lighting of the Tree

Members of Laughlin Air Force Base gather around the newly lit Christmas tree here Nov. 30, 2016. The base Christmas tree lighting kicks off the holiday season with caroling, hot cocoa and cookies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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STUS Card

The 47th Student Squadron holiday card sits by the Christmas tree on Laughlin Air Force Base Nov. 30. The card received the Holiday and Squadron Spirit award for the 2016 Holiday Card Contest. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Omar Matos

Omar Matos, 47th Force Support Squadron youth center director, is an avid football fan as well as the Laughlin XLer for Dec. 7, 2016. Matos was chosen by wing leadership as this week’s XLer for his outstanding contributions to his unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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XLer Matos

Omar Matos, 47th Force Support Squadron youth center director (left center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank (left), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey (center), 47th FTW command chief, on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 16, 2016. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Isabel Crump)

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SrA Isiah Williams XLer

Senior Airman Isiah Williams, 85th Flying Training Squadron administrative journeyman, is a proud Philadelphia Eagles fan and is also Laughlin’s XLer of the Week, Nov. 22, 2016. Williams was chosen by wing leadership as this week’s XLer for his outstanding contributions to his unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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XLer Williams

Senior Airman Isiah Williams, 85th Flying Training Squadron administrative journeyman (front center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor (front left), 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp (front right), 47th Mission Support Group superintendent, on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 16, 2016. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Puerto Rican Airmen overcomes all odds

Staff Sgt. Omar Rivera Rivera, 47th Force Support Squadron management analyst, was recently accepted into Commissioned Officer Training for the Medical Service Corps. Through research and advice from his mentors, Rivera Rivera went the extra mile, shadowing officers, gaining knowledge on everything he needed to reach his goal and never losing that desire to be better. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Running

Participants in Laughlin’s Wingman Challenge make their way around a corner on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. The Wingman Challenge exercises competitors’ minds, bodies and wingmanship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Running with dogs

Capt. Brooke Organ, 47th Medical Operations Squadron flight surgeon, runs with her dogs Leo and Honcho during Laughlin’s Wingman Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. While Organ’s official wingman, Staff Sgt. Shon Nguyen, 47th Medical Operations Squadron Family Health flight chief, was running on two legs, four-legged Leo and Honcho were still part of the team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Ruck with wingman

Second Lt. Isaac Lewis and 2nd Lt. Zachary Turek, 47th Student Squadron transition flight members, carry heavy packs to the next station in Laughlin’s Wingman Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. The Wingman Challenge exercises competitors’ minds, bodies and wingmanship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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High fives

Col. Brian Hinsvark, 47th Mission Support Group commander (right) and Col. Thatcher Cardon, 47th Medical Group commander (center), pass on encouragement to bystanders at Laughlin’s Wingman Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. Hinsvark and Cardon completed the entire 5k run, with the additional 5k ruck march that included various exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Lacing up boots

Col. Brian Hinsvark, 47th Mission Support Group commander, laces up his boots for the ruck portion of Laughlin’s Wingman Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. After completing a 5k run, Hinsvark and his wingman Col. Thatcher Cardon, 47th Medical Group commander, rucked an additional 5k with various exercises throughout. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Laughlin XLer: Airman 1st Class Garret Parker

Airman 1st Class Garret Parker, 47th Contracting Squadron contract specialist (front center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank (front left), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp (front right), 47th Mission Support Group superintendent on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, October 18, 2016. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Laughlin XLer: Airman 1st Class Garret Parker

Airman 1st Class Garret Parker, 47th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, is a proud Texas native and XLer of the week recipient on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 18, 2016. Clouse was chosen by wing leadership as this week’s XLer for his outstanding contributions to his unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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56th Annual Abrazo Ceremony

Distinguished guests from the United States and Mexico pose for a group photo at the Convention Center in Del Rio, Texas, Oct. 21, 2016. Representatives embraced; showing a symbolic gesture of friendship referred to as “El Abrazo” at the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Amistad Dam treaty by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos on Oct. 24, 1960. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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56th Annual Abrazo Ceremony

Mariano Faz, Ciudad Acuña youth, observes the 56th annual Abrazo ceremony at the Convention Center in Del Rio, Texas, Oct. 21, 2016. The Abrazo, which means to embrace in Spanish, is an annual tradition that symbolizes the friendship between Mexico and the U.S. where both cultures are shared with one another. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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56th Annual Abrazo Ceremony

Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Mexican Col. Carlos Flores Pieso embrace at the Convention Center during the Abrazo Ceremony in Del Rio, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2016. The Abrazo, which means to embrace in Spanish, is an annual tradition that symbolizes the friendship between Mexico and the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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