Class 10-15 graduates

Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 10-15 graduates Oct. 1. For a detailed listing of all the students' aircraft and assignments, download the image at right in high resolution (Download HiRes).All Laughlin members are invited to attend Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class

Laughlin XLer -- 47th Nondestructive Inspection Lab

Understanding the new Air Force fitness program

As we all know by now, the fitness program Air Force Instruction (36-2905) changed as of July 1, 2010. We would like to help guide Laughlin Airmen through the new changes. One of the biggest changes is all official Fitness Assessment testing is conducted by the Fitness Assessment Cell staff. The

Laughlin T-6 crashes

An Air Force T-6 Texan II crashed about 11:16 Sept. 17 between Brackettville, Texas and Spofford, Texas.The aircraft was on an undergraduate pilot training mission and is assigned to the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin. The instructor and student pilot are on the ground safe at this time.A

Educating your family on active shooter situations

Most military members are now familiar with the term active shooter. Last Spring, the 47th Security Forces Squadron and the 47th Antiterrorism Force Protection Office completed a series of training sessions at Anderson Hall. Training continues at the base intro briefings.While it is important for us

Laughlin Commentary -- The Actual Meaning of a Good Wingman

Formation flying utilizes a team of pilots to achieve a mission that a single airplane cannot accomplish. This team is composed of the flight lead and the wingman. The wingman in this formation should epitomize the concept of followership. I hesitate to use the term "wingman" as I believe it is both

Quality of life for Laughlin’s Airmen keeps improving

The Laughlin enlisted club was filled with happy Airmen Wednesday afternoon when the 127 who reside in the dormitories here received word from the wing commander that their Basic Allowance for Subsistence was doubling to $647.74.Col. Michael Frankel, 47th Flying Training Wing commander told the

AETC Critical Days of Summer - Fatality Free

The results are in - for the first time in five decades, Air Education and Training Command ended the Critical Days of Summer with zero fatalities!Every year from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Air Force campaigns for safety during the critical days of summer, a reminder that encourages Airmen to

Laughlin plays host to POW, several Vietnam vets

Laughlin hosted one former POW and three other men who were shot down in action. The Vietnam veterans' visit included a luncheon at Club XL, a roundtable panel at Anderson Hall and a special retreat ceremony in Heritage Park.The third Friday of each Sept. is National Prisoner of War/Missing in

AETC welcomes new vice commander

Air Education and Training Command recently welcomed its new vice commander into its fold. Lt. Gen. Douglas H. Owens arrived in San Antonio Sept. 8, received his third star the next day, and immediately began the task of learning everything he could about AETC's mission and its people. "It's