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XLer of the Week: Senior Airman River Shank

Senior Airman River Shank, 47th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, was chosen by wing leadership to be this week’s “XLer,” Aug. 3. Shank attributes much of his success to the time his supervisors and trainers invested into his training, ultimately leaving him better prepared to handle any situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Airman Brittany Zipperian assists Airman 1st Class Daud Mohamad with a face mask during the Scarlet Hawk Exercise 17-03 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 6, 2017. While in the search and recovery phase of the exercise, the team donned personal protective gear, which would protect them from blood-borne pathogens. Both Zipperian and Mohamd are members of the 47th Force Support Squadron.
Airman 1st Class Holland Bussell, 47th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller, accepts a “Below the Zone” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th FTW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 15, 2017. The award is presented to outstanding Airmen who perform well beyond their peers, and allows for an early promotion to the next rank of Senior Airman.
Airman 1st Class Mark Johnson, 47th Flying Training Wing protocol, accepts a “Below the Zone” award from Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th FTW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th FTW command chief, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 15, 2017. The award is presented to outstanding Airmen who perform well beyond their peers, and allows for an early promotion to the next rank of Senior Airman.
Mike Cardenas, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas recycler, shovels paper into a compactor at the recycling center here Sept. 15, 2017. Last year, Laughlin saved more than 300 yards of waste from being placed into Del Rio landfills
Mike Cardenas and Roland Deleon, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas recyclers, tosses cardboard into a flatbed at the aircraft engine workshop here Sept. 15, 2017. Cardenas and Deleon, who both are prior service members, have more than 20 years’ combined experience in recycling at the facility.
Roland Deleon, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas recycler, tosses a bag of shredded paper into a flatbed at the aircraft engine workshop here. Last year, Laughlin saved more than 1,600 trees from being cut down by recycling used cardboard.
Staff Sgt. Phillip Crews, 47th Civil Engineer squadron fire emergency and logistics non-commissioned officer in charge, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer,” for the week of Aug. 30. The “XLer,” a wing-level award program sponsored by Col. Charles Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and presented by Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th FTW vice commander, is awarded to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin’s mission.
Maj. Gregory Brunson, 47th Flying Training Wing head chaplain, welcomes the audience attending a Patriot Day observance at the Chapel of the Wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 11, 2017. The observance included lighting 16 candles and reading the biographies of 16 victims to mark 16 years since 9/11.
Capt. Sean Ballard, 47th Flying Training Wing chaplain, lights candles during a Patriot Day observance at the Chapel of the Wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 11, 2017. The candles represented 16 of the 2,978 victims whose biographies were read by the 47 FTW Chaplain Corps to observe 16 years since the attacks.
Capt. Sebastian Constable, 434th Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, was chosen by wing leadership to be this week’s “XLer,” at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 28, 2017.
XLer of the Week: 2nd Lieutenant Dana Perodeau
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas.
Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja
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