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SAPR briefings begin at Laughlin

New Professional Development Guide available

Marina sells old boats and equipment

Protective Order of Elks honor Flag Day

Laughlin XLer: Melissa Sandoval, 47th MDOS

SUPT Class 13-10 set to graduate  1

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SecAF farewell ceremony set for June 21

37 overseas commissaries to remain open during furloughs

B-1B Lancer: More than meets the eye

AF lifts stop movement order, resumes moves to Colorado

Dempsey to Minot AFB Airmen: Nuclear enterprise is top priority

Fighter squadron inactivation signals end of A-10s in Europe  2

NASA selects Airman for 2013 astronaut candidate class

AF updates CJR constrained list, remaining fiscal year quotas

Joint readiness training wraps up in Hawaii

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59th MDW Airmen honored for performance at 2013 Warrior Games

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Luke community rallies to help Oklahoma victims

Student pilot survives lymphoma, continues dream

Critical Days of Summer calls for increased risk management

AETC commander tours Keesler

African Airmen return to Air University for U.S. Air Forces Africa symposium

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Memories of the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Laughlin

Maj. Gen. Prather honored with street renaming  1

434th Fighter Training Squadron re-designated

Daughters remember first African American senior enlisted advisor   2

47th MX: Gives an old bird a lift  1

Laughlin Historian helps save horses

Air Power soars over Laughlin for more than 100 years

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T-6A Texan II T-6A Texan II
The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. Read full factsheet 

 
T-38 Talon
T-38C TalonThe T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, high performance and exceptional safety record. Air Education and Training Command is the primary user of the T-38 for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training. Read full factsheet

T-1A Jayhawk
T-1A JayhawkThe T-1A Jayhawk is a medium-range, twin-engine jet trainer used in the advanced phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training for students selected to fly airlift or tanker aircraft. Read full factsheet
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The 47th Flying Training Wing, located at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, conducts specialized undergraduate pilot training for the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and allied nation air forces utilizing the T-6, T-38 and T-1A aircraft while deploying mission-ready Airmen as well as develop professional, disciplined leaders.

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