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Laughlin AFB is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, one of the world's premier pilot training wings. Approximately 400 new military pilots earn their silver wings at Laughlin each year after an intensive 52-week course where they learn to fly using the T-6A Texan II, T-38 Talon, and T-1A Jayhawk trainers. Laughlin is named after 2nd Lt. Jack Thomas Laughlin, a Del Rio native killed over Java in the South Pacific in the early days of World War II.
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 The 47th Flying Training Wing, located at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, conducts joint specialized undergraduate pilot training for the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and allied nation air forces utilizing the T-37, T-38 and T-1A aircraft.
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 The 47th Mission Support Group is comprised of five squadrons, and two divisions serving the needs of more than 28 associate units, and 7,800+ people on the base. The group is the focal point for all base support activities, which includes overall responsibility for military and civilian personnel management, administrative services, security and resource protection, disaster preparedness, recreational activities, family and transient housing, airmen dormitories and dining facilities. Other responsibilities include upkeep of all base buildings, facilities and infrastructures, environmental protection, energy conservation, and base communications.
- 47th Communications Squadron
- 47th Civil Engineering Squadron
- 47th Force Support Squadron
- 47th Security Forces Squadron
- 47th Contracting Squadron
- 47th Logistics Readiness Division
- 47th Services Division
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 The 47th Medical Group is comprised of two squadrons, both giving direct support to the military and civilian population on Laughlin AFB. Their mission is to promote and ensure wellness, optimal health care, and readiness for worldwide contingencies.
- Medical Support Squadron
- Medical Operations Squadron
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 The 47th Operations Group contains five flying squadrons, one support squadron, and a maintenance flight. The Operations Group is responsible for training US Air Force and allied nation pilots under the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Program (SUPT). The group provides management, control, and standardization/evaluation of all aspects of flying training operations, aircraft maintenance, and airfield management at Laughlin AFB, Texas.
- 47th Operations Support Squadron
- 84th Flying Training Squadron
- 85th Flying Training Squadron
- 86th Flying Training Squadron
- 87th Flying Training Squadron
- 96th Flying Training Squadron
- 434th Fighter Training Squadron
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47th Flying Training Wing 
