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  • Fourteen military spouses from Laughlin Air Force Base and local communities hosted the Texas Safari Shoot in Sonora, Texas March 1, 2020. All facets off the shoot were planned, executed, designed and coordinated by the spouses. The graphic displays the level of talent the group had at their disposal. (U.S. Air Force Photo Illustration by Master Sgt. JT May III)

    When it Rains it Pours, So Have an Umbrella

    Over the last few months, there has been a global paradigm shift in the world we know. Initially, information trickled like a leaky 10-year old faucet, and it was manageable. As the situation evolved and became dire, the once bothersome leak transformed into full-blown water cannon, blasting all of humanity.
  • Staff Sgt. Robert Madison, 47th Flying Training Wing NCO in charge of wing administration, accepts the “XLer of the week” award from Col. Lee Gentile, the 47th Flying Training Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th FTW command chief master sergeant, on Feb. 14, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer of the Week” award is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John A. Crawford)

    XLer of the week: Staff Sgt. Robert Madison

    Staff Sgt. Robert Madison, 47th Flying Training Wing NCO in charge of wing administration, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the week” of Feb. 17, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
  • Members of the 47th Security Forces Squadron render a final salute to military working dog Cchico, a 47th SFS military working dog, as his handler Staff Sgt. Keith Collett, a 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, escorts him to a waiting cruiser Jan. 28, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. MWD Cchico was officially retired from the U.S. Air Force after 10 years, or 70 dog years of honorable service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John A. Crawford)

    Laughlin military working dog retires after 10 years of honorable service

    Members of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, celebrated the retirement of Cchico, a 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, Jan. 28, 2020.
  • Ray Rodriguez, 47th Maintenance Directorate aircraft structural repair journeyman, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of Dec. 3, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. For his expertise, timeliness in aircraft maintenance and unique skillset born from decades of sheet metal, working directly helps Laughlin train the next generation of multi-domain combat aviators. For all his hard work in aircraft maintenance, Rodriguez earned this week’s “XLer.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hambor)

    XLer of the Week: Ray Rodriguez

    Ray Rodriguez, 47th Maintenance Directorate aircraft structural repair journeyman, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of Dec. 3, 2018, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
  • Heather Slate, 47th Force Support Squadron bowling center recreational assistant, rolls a ball down one of Laughlin’s many bowling lanes at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 11, 2018. For Slate, customer service at the Cactus Lanes Bowling Alley provides an avenue to forge new friendships, a shoulder for familiar faces to lean on in hard times, giving community members reasons to keep coming back. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Daniel Hambor)

    Airman's Spotlight: Heather Slate

    Customer service careers, for some who work in those fields, provide much more than just products or services. For Heather Slate, 47th Force Support Squadron bowling center recreational assistant, customer service provides an avenue to forge new friendships, a shoulder for familiar faces to lean on in hard times, giving community members reasons to keep coming back.
  • Maj. Delwyn Campo, 47th Logistics Readiness Flight commander, stands in the foyer of the LRF building at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 4, 2018. In this edition of the "commander's corner," Maj. Campo uses the metaphor of eating proverbial frogs to illustrate ideas of mental toughness and resilience.

    Commander's corner: eating frogs for a living

    When I think about leadership and what attributes make a good leader, there is a laundry list I come up with; however, mental toughness is what stands out. There may be many factors on how one achieves or cultivates mental toughness, but at its core, achieving this skill starts with making a deliberate concerted choice each and every day to eat the proverbial frog.
  • Base Airmen Against Drunk Driving, or BAADD for short, is a program on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas that’s used to anonymously provide Airmen a free and anonymous ride home from the neighboring community of Del Rio, Texas, in case they are too intoxicated to drive. As of June 15, 2018, the Laughlin BAADD council joined forced with Joint Base San Antonio, Texas’ own Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving, or AADD, to provide any service member traveling to San Antonio an anonymous, military sourced alternative to getting to a hotel room or back on base. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)

    Laughlin, JBSA team up to end drunk driving

    As of June 15, the Laughlin BAADD council joined forces with Joint Base San Antonio, Texas’ own Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving, or AADD, to provide any service member in the San Antonio area an anonymous, military sourced alternative to getting to a hotel room or back on to any base in the JBSA network.
  • Capt. Paul Barbour has been identified as the pilot killed in the T-38 Talon crash in Del Rio, Texas, Nov. 20, 2017. Barbour was the air crew flight equipment flight commander with the 47th Operations Support Squadron and an instructor pilot with the 87th Flying Training Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (Courtesy photo from Barksdale AFB)

    Pilot killed in T-38 crash identified

    The members involved in the T-38 Talon crash from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 20, 2017 have been identified.
  • Senior Airman Patrick Cushing, 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” for the week of Oct. 18, 2017. The “XLer,” a wing-level program, is awarded to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin’s mission.

    XLer of the Week: Senior Airman Patrick Cushing

    Senior Airman Patrick Cushing, 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, was chosen by wing leadership to be this week’s “XLer”, Oct. 18, 2017 The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Michelle Pryor, 47th Flying Training Wing vice wing commander, is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin mission.
  • Ashlyn Marble (front), 47th Logistics Readiness Flight secretary office automation, accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank (front left), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey (front right), 47th FTW command chief on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 8, 2016. The XLer is a weekly award chosen by wing leadership and is presented to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

    Laughlin XLer: Ashlyn Marble

    Ashlyn Marble, 47th Logistics Readiness Flight secretary office automation, is Laughlin's XLer of the Week.
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