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  • Retired Air Force Col. Kimberly Olson, pictured as a captain, helped to influence the change of Air Force policy to allow women the opportunity to pursue flight training during Officer Training School. After the change in policy, she became the first female pilot to attend undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (Courtesy Photo)

    Retired Col. Kimberly Olson: A Laughlin legacy

    Retired Air Force Col. Kimberly Olson was the first woman to attend and graduate undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Due to her willingness to become a pilot, an outdated policy was changed to allow women the opportunity to apply to pilot training while in Officer Training School.
  • The Survivor Benefit Program provides no-cost automatic coverage to active duty and reserve component members who die of a service connected cause. In addition, active duty members can purchase coverage upon retirement and reserve component members can elect coverage when they have 20 years of qualifying service for reserve retired pay. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    Survivor Benefit Plan

    The Survivor Benefit Plan provides to help families after a military member's death.
  • Specialize Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-07 is set to graduate. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    SUPT Class 16-07 set to graduate

    SUPT Class 16-07 is set to graduate on April 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. in Anderson Hall, here.
  • Adventure Race XII is slated to begin April 23 at 7 a.m. on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The race will include a 3 to 4-mile run on Laughlin with various mystery challenges along the way, a 23-mile bike ride and a mile-long rafting portion. (Courtesy graphic)

    Adventure Race XII to be held April 23

    Laughlin is slated to host its annual adventure race April 23 at 7 a.m.

  • April Family Advocacy Classes

    The 47th Medical Group is offering free family advocacy classes for Laughlin Air Force Base personnel throughout the month of April.
  • Senior Airman Tania Johnson-Hester, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, uses a Kestrel 4500, a pocket weather tracker, March 17 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Some of the readings a Kestrel 4500 can take are temperature, dew point, wind speed, and humidity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

    Weather: Analyze and Report

    The weather team alerts command post of a weather situation. Soon the giant voice is heard across the installation announcing a weather advisory, watch, or warning and the AtHoc Network Crisis Communications Platform uses pop-up messages on workstation computers to notify personnel of weather conditions. These are two man systems to ensure

  • 47th MDG partners with VVRMC

    Laughlin Air Force Base's 47th Medical Group partnered with Del Rio's Val Verde Regional Medical Clinic to improve healthcare for both Laughlin and Del Rio communities.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Teresa Clapper, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief, speaks at Del Rio’s 4th Annual Women’s Seminar in Del Rio, Texas, March 24, 2016. Clapper spoke about women who made history by paving the way for future women to follow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    Laughlin women speak at seminar

    Women from Laughlin Air Force Base and Del Rio, Texas, speak at a women's seminar at the Del Rio Civic Center in Del Rio, Texas.
  • A crane removes an antenna from a Digital Airport Surveillance Radar unit at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 22, 2016. The DASR keeps track of air traffic within Laughlin’s airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    Laughlin DASR repaired

    Laughlin's Digital Airport Surveillance Radar antennas were replaced after they sustained damaged during a hail storm in February.
  • Ariana Meza looks through the windshield of a fire department vehicle, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 18, 2016. During her visit, Meza was able to see the fire department, a military working dog demonstration and the tower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    Local Girl becomes Pilot for a Day

    Ariana Meza, a 6-year-old Del Rio native diagnosed with leukemia, visited Laughlin Air Force Base as part of the "Pilot for a day" program on March 18, 2016
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