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  • New commander takes the 47th OG under her wing

    The 47th Operations Group welcomed its new commander during an assumption of command ceremony on Nov. 27, 2018 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.U.S. Air Force Col. Carey Jones assumed command of 47th OG, becoming its first female commander.

  • XLer of the Week: Senior Airman Hernan Sandoval

    Senior Airman Hernan Sandoval, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron engineer journeyman, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of July, 9, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Charlie Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, is

  • XLer of the week: Airman 1st Class Soribel Rodriguez

    Airman 1st Class Soribel Rodriguez, 47th Medical Support Squadron referral management and patient travel technician, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of April 23, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Charlie Velino, 47th

  • Airman’s Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. Eduardo Castro

    Tech. Sgt. Eduardo Castro, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, B-shift station captain, a native of Abilene, Texas, is subjected to stress every single day as an Airman, NCO and firefighter.“A stressor I face as a firefighter is the sheer amount of knowledge and disciplines we are trained

  • SUPT Class 18-08 set to graduate

    All Laughlin members are invited to attend a graduation ceremony for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-08, at 10 a.m., here, in Anderson Hall, April 27, 2018.

  • Explore Texas: Laughlin's nature trails

    Laughlin’s unspoken gem, the on base nature trails, are green and full of flowers and wildlife, like an oasis in a land of heat and burrs. Truth be told, there are plenty of thorns and thistles near the nature trails; however, unlike the rest of the nearby wilderness there is a reliable path to

  • The invisible blue line

    It’s done, after two years of posturing, preparing and delaying, the Department of Defense has fully embraced a current version of Windows as its baseline workplace Operating System. From Dec 2017 to the last week of March 2018, cyber professionals on Laughlin Air Force Base, led by the Scorpions of

  • Airman’s Spotlight: Ralph Merscham

    Every day, Laughlin maintainers work long hours with Team XL aircraft and pilots. For some, like Ralph Merscham, 47th Maintenance Directorate T-6 aircraft attendant, it becomes a way of life.

  • XLer of the week: Jesus Perez

    Jesus Perez, 47th Contracting Flight contract specialist, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of March 26, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Charlie Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, is given to those who

  • Dragonflies, hope encourage families who serve

    Once there was little girl named Anne whose friend, Hans passed away from cancer.Eleven-year-old Anne had a big heart and understood what pain Hans’ family must be suffering. Then Anne got an idea—what if she could show Hans’ family the memory of their little boy lived on?