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  • SUPT Class 14-07 set to graduate

    All Laughlin members are invited to attend the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 14-07's graduation ceremony at 10 a.m., April 4 in Anderson Hall here.Retired Brig. Gen. Randall Starbuck will be a guest speaker and awards will be given to stand-out members of the class.Laughlin

  • Daughter of legendary "Ace" celebrates Mustache March with Laughlin

    A special guest judged Laughlin's Mustache March contestants and spoke about her "Ace" father on March 28, 2014, here."A friend actually sent me the email with the link attached about mustache March being a sanctioned event," said Christina E. Olds, daughter of retired Brig. Gen. Robin "Ace" Olds.

  • Oldest AETC active duty instructor pilot retires

    Any given day you can look up at the sky over Laughlin Air Force Base and see the future of the Air Force. Going top speeds and experiencing g-force's student pilots and their instructors fill the skies in the T-6A Texan, T-38 Talon, and T-1A Jayhawk. For many of the young students the g-force

  • Failure sparks change

    "I worked too hard and waited too long to join the Air Force just to get kicked out because of physical training."That's what Airman 1st Class Samuel Hahn said when he failed his PT test in September 2013. Hahn, a 47th Medical Group Public Health technician, attributes his failure to three main

  • April 2014 family advocacy classes

    The 47th Medical Group is offering a series of family advocacy classes open to all base personnel at no charge ranging in topics from baby care to stress management classes throughout the month of April.OB orientation and "Bundles for Babies": This class is an overview of what to expect during

  • Civil Air Patrol reactivates Laughlin's Composite Squadron

    The deactivated Laughlin composite squadron was reactivated by the Civil Air Patrol during a ceremony March 23 here. The Laughlin composite squadron was presented their TX-047 charter by senior member Col. Frank Eldridge, Texas Group Five, commander."Having the opportunity to return to Laughlin and

  • Laughlin XLer: Staff Sgt. Brian Rhodes, 47th CES

    Job title and unit: 47th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection craftsmanWhy he XLed: Rhodes revamped and inspected his flight's ropes and harnesses, certifying 2,000 feet of rope and 10 harnesses for life, health and safety. The certification of the ropes and harnesses led to 100 percent fire code

  • TRICARE walk-in service at clinic ends April 1

    To Keep up with the rapidly increasing number of TRICARE beneficiaries, whom most often turn to a laptop or cell phone when they have questions, the walk in service at the 47th Medical Group TRICARE Service Center will no longer be available as of April 1, 2014. 47th MDG patients still have a wide

  • Airmen must revalidate dependents

    By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing

  • Maintainer saves choking friend’s life

    An aircraft maintainer with Laughlin's 47th Maintenance Directorate, through quick action, saved the life of fellow maintainer March 12.Abe Herrera, 47th MX aircraft maintainer, prevented Joe Hernandez, a fellow maintainer, from suffocating by performing the Heimlich maneuver on Hernandez who began