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  • Retired Maj. Gen. Gerald Prather thanks attendees after learning that the street Freedom Way was renamed to Prather Street in his honor at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 7, 2012. Prather is one of 77 people to have a street or building named after them while still alive in the Air Force’s 64 year history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

    Maj. Gen. Prather honored with street renaming

    Laughlin pays tribute to a former Team XL member by renaming a street in his honor during a retreat ceremony held at Laughlin's Heritage Park Sept. 7.The street, formally known as Freedom Way, was changed to Prather Street in reference to retired Maj. Gen. Gerald Prather for his dedication to Laughlin and the Del Rio community."As we look back over

  • 434th Fighter Training Squadron re-designated

    In a rare ceremony full of history and rich military tradition, Laughlin's 84th flying training squadron was inactivated on Aug. 24, and the 434th FTS was re-designated in its place.The move resulted from a reorganization of the Air Force's Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course. After steps were taken to consolidate the IFF course at Randolph
  • Maj. Gen. Alfred Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, Col. Tom Murphy, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and the fourth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Thomas Barnes’ daughters Hazel Lamb, Theresa Neal and Thyra Barnes, unveil the renamed Barnes Street at the Second Street renaming ceremony held at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 25,2012. The ceremony was held in honor of Chief Barnes’ past service as command chief at Laughlin and his appointment in 1973 as the first and only African American to serve in the highest enlisted position within the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Maysonet)

    Daughters remember first African American senior enlisted advisor

    Laughlin and members of the local community joined together in celebrating the achievements of the fourth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Thomas Barnes in a ceremony renaming Second Street here in his honor June 25.Presiding over the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Alfred Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, and attending the ceremony as guests
  • Maintainers from the 47th Maintenance Directorate’s Corrosion Control section begin to strip the paint from a T-33 Shooting Star jet trainer on display before applying primer at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, May 1, 2012. The corrosion control section sets aside a month each year to clean and repair the 11 static aircraft that populate Laughlin’s landscape. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Maysonet)

    47th MX: Gives an old bird a lift

    Since the founding of Laughlin in the midst of World War II, numerous aircraft have taken flight from the base's flight line. Over the years, more than 15,000 pilots have trained here. Now, resting on display for those who live and work here are the static images representing the birds and pilots that once soared through Laughlin's sky. Over the
  • Memo Montejano, an Amistad Physical Therapy technician, demonstrates how to clean out the hooves of a horse to his son Memo Jr. and Joshua Waid, at the Waid family home in Del Rio, Texas, April 17, 2012. Montejano and his son are 12-time successful horse rescuers and the Waid family is helping them care for a rescue horse at their residence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jack Waid)

    Laughlin Historian helps save horses

    Working with local horse rescuers, one of Laughlin's own has made the task of caring for an abused horse a personal mission.Jack Waid, 47th Flying Training Wing historian, has joined forces with Memo Montejano, an Amistad Physical Therapy technician and 12-time successful horse rescuer, and his son Memo Jr., to care for one such malnourished
  • Members of the 1st Aero Squadron transfer a crated airplane from a rail car to truck in Columbus N.M., March 1916. (Contributed photo)

    Air Power soars over Laughlin for more than 100 years

    Nearly 100 years ago, military operational aviation was starting right outside Laughlin's main gate.One hundred years later, Laughlin maintains the most sophisticated training aircraft and simulators in the world. Our mission is on firm ground with secure aircraft featuring internal instruments and the near-guarantee of a safe landing. But the
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