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Senior Airman Abraham Mercado, 47th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, submits to an ‘arm bar’ in Losano Fitness Center on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 10, 2015. The United States Air Force has at times in its history been at the forefront of combatives training. In 1951 General Curtis Lemay appointed Emilio "Mel" Bruno, his Judo teacher and a former national American Athletic Union Wrestling champion and fifth degree black belt in Judo, to direct a command wide Judo and combative measures program. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt. Taylor S. Peterson)(Released)

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Senior Airman Abraham Mercado, 47th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, submits to an ‘arm bar’ in Losano Fitness Center on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 10, 2015. The United States Air Force has at times in its history been at the forefront of combatives training. In 1951 General Curtis Lemay appointed Emilio "Mel" Bruno, his Judo teacher and a former national American Athletic Union Wrestling champion and fifth degree black belt in Judo, to direct a command wide Judo and combative measures program. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt. Taylor S. Peterson)(Released)

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A contestant ties his shoes in preparation for the 2017 Adventure Race in Del Rio, Texas, May 6, 2017. The first three-mile leg of the event was a run from Laughlin Air Force Base’s West Gate, to the first hand-off station, where the teams transitioned for the 20-mile bike ride. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

Laughlin’s Honor Guard marches away after presenting the colors in Del Rio, Texas, May 6, 2017. The honor guard presented the colors before the start of the 2017 Adventure Race, which included a three-mile run from the west gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, a 20-mile bike ride to Lake Amistad and a one-mile row. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

A contestant mounts his bike during the 2017 Adventure Race, in Del Rio, Texas, May 6, 2017. All competetors had to complete the biking section of the event – a 20-mile ride to Lake Amistad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

A pair of participants in the 2017 Adventure Race row toward the finish line at the Laughlin Southwinds Marina, in Del Rio, Texas, May 6, 2017. Those participating in the event rowed the last one-mile leg of the race, getting them one step closer to finishing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N.
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Contestants in the 2017 Adventure Race pedal toward the finish line in Del Rio, Texas, May 6, 2017. The Adventure Race challenged participants, putting them through a three-mile run from the west gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, a 20 mile bike ride and a one-mile row. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

Senior Airman Justin Merritt, 47th Contracting Flight contract specialist (center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 1, 2017. 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/Technical Sgt. Mike Meares)

1st Lt. Jonathan Graziano, 87th Flying Training Squadron assistant flight commander (center), accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief (right), on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 26, 2017. 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 Daniel Hambor)

Laughlin’s T-6 maintenance hangar opens its doors on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. Laughlin’s T-6 maintainers have restored nearly all 38 of the T-6 hangar queens on base, putting Laughlin at the top of Air Education and Training Command with the least amount of T-6 hangar queens. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

Leo Gonzalez, 47th Maintenance Directorate maintainer, adjusts the landing gear T-6 Texan II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. In January, 2016, Laughlin had 38 hangar queen T-6 Texas II’s, and in a year and a half the T-6 maintenance team fixed all but one of the downed aircraft. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

Leo Gonzalez (left) and Armando Patiño (right), 47th Maintenance Directorate maintainers, inspect the landing gear of a T-6 Texan II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. Laughlin has the lowest amount of T-6 hangar queens in Air Education and Training Command. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

Alvaro Constancio, 47th Maintenance Directorate maintainer, sharpens the propeller of a T-6 Texan II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. Constancio is part of the maintenance crew that restored Laughlin’s hangar queens, fixing nearly all 38 on Laughlin in a year and a half. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

Raul Castaneda, 47th Maintenance Directorate maintainer, inspects the engine bay of a T-6 Texas II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. Castaneda is part of the maintenance crew that restored Laughlin’s hangar queens, putting Laughlin at the top of Air Education and Training Command with the least amount of T-6 hangar queens. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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