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The 47th Student Squadron gains a new commander

Lt. Col. Cory Christoffer, right, 47th Student Squadron commander, poses for a photo with Col. Bryan Runkle, 47th Operations Group commander, during a change of command at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 7, 2016. Christoffer came to the 47th STUS from his previous position as the chief of safety, 47th Flying Training Wing, at Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Laughlin Clinic and TRICARE offering flu shots

Senior Airman Sara Valeski (left), 47th Medical Operations Squadron Flight Medicine medical technitian, and Staff Sgt. Shon Nguyen (right), 47th MDOS Family Health flight chief, administer influenza vaccinations to Col. Thomas Shank (second from the left), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 4, 2016. The Laughlin Immunization Clinic will be available to provide free flu vaccines from 7:30 until 11:45 a.m. and 1 until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Laughlin Clinic and TRICARE offering flu shots

Influenza vaccinations lay in a bin on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 4, 2016. Influenza, the flu, is a world-wide contagious disease that spreads throughout the U.S. every winter, with peak season between October and May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Laughlin Clinic and TRICARE offering flu shots

A medical technician administers an influenza vaccination to an Airman on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 4, 2016. Flu vaccines are available at the Laughlin Immunization Clinic to all military members, their families and retirees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Standing up to domestic violence

A 47th Civil Engineering Squadron contractor counts down to the lighting of the Laughlin tower, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 3, 2016. In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness month, Laughlin Air Force Base’s water tower was lit purple, the official domestic violence awareness color. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Standing up to domestic violence

The Laughlin tower illuminated with the official domestic violence awareness color purple, and pink, the official breast cancer awareness color. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, and in recognition of that, Laughlin lit the tower purple. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Seatbelt Safety Awareness

Colonel Thomas Shank (front), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, checks a driver’s seatbelt on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 22, 2016. Wing leadership participated in a seatbelt checkpoint to help ensure Laughlin members’ safety while driving. Lt. Gen.Darryl Roberson, Air Education Training Command commander, designated September as AETC seatbelt safety awareness month in response to the number of AETC Airmen injured or killed in vehicle accidents. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Laughlin XLer: Senior Airman Daniel Clouse

Senior Airman Daniel Clouse (front center), 47th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank (front left), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey (front right), 47th FTW command chief on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 28, 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: Senior Airman Daniel Clouse

Senior Airman Daniel Clouse, 47th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, sits on the 47th CS rock on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 28, 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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Local feds help feed local hungry

Col. Thatcher Cardon, 47th Medical Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief, pose with community leaders, volunteers and Val Verde Loaves and Fishes food pantry staff in front of food donated as part of the Feds Feed Families campaign in Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 28, 2016. Cardon and Richey were on hand to celebrate the handover of more than 10,000 pounds of non-perishable food items collected by the men and women of Laughlin Air Force Base and Border Patrol and Customs for the local food bank, which helps feed approximately 18,000 families in and around Del Rio each year. (U.S Air Force photo/Joel Langton)

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Laughlin XLer: Senior Airman Steven Odom

Senior Airman Steven Odom, 47th Force Support Squadron management apprentice, stands in front of the FSS building on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 2016. Odom was chosen by wing leadership to be this week’s XLer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brandon May)

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Laughlin XLer: Senior Airman Steven Odom

Senior Airman Steven Odom, front center, 47th Force Support Squadron management apprentice, accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 31, 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 Brandon May)

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SUPT Class 16-14 set to graduate

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-14 is set to graduate. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Brandon May)

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Laughlin XLer: Airman 1st Class Tyler Joseph

Airman 1st Class Tyler Joseph, front center, 47th Contracting Flight contract specialist, accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank, front left, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, front right, 47th FTW command chief, on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 23, 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/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Laughlin XLer: Airman 1st Class Tyler Joseph

Airman 1st Class Tyler Joseph, front center, 47th Contracting Flight contract specialist, accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank, front left, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, front right, 47th FTW command chief, on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 23, 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/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

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Team propelled

Staff Sgt. Richard McDonald, 47th Medical Support Squadron laboratory NCO in charge, is assisted by his teammates to scale the rock wall on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 27, 2016. The goal of this event was to get all members of the team and their rucksacks over the rock wall in a timely manner without dropping any team members or rucksacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brandon May)

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Ready, set, lift

Captain Kenneth Molleson, left, 47th Operations Support Squadron assistant operations officer, and Airman Juan Loera, 47th Communications Squadron mobile knowledge operator, flip a tire during the Team Cohesion Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 27, 2016. Members of Laughlin participated in various team building challenges along the more than seven-mile ruck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brandon May)

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Don't fall

Members of Team XL transport themselves and their rucksacks over the base rock wall during the Team Cohesion Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 27, 2016. Laughlin members were led through the challenge by cadre “CT”, far right, a prior Army Green Beret. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brandon May)

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Rucking through the trail

Team Cohesion Challenge participants ruck-march to their mock extraction point on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 27, 2016. This GORUCK Light event had Laughlin’s participants rucking more than seven miles, carrying a 10 to 20 pound rucksack, transporting railroad ties, flipping tires, climbing rockwalls and conquering other physically challenging obstactle to test team work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Participant gets sprayed

Captain Kenneth Molleson, 47th Operations Support Squadron assistant operations officer, endures a water exercise in the Team Cohesion Challenge on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 27, 2016. The Team Cohesion Challenge incorporated many obstacles for participants to overcome that tested their mental and physical capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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