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  • AETC commander speaks on command’s top achievements, biggest challenges

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command highlighted the Air Force's successes in recruiting, training and educating Airmen while acknowledging the many challenges ahead during a presentation at the 27th Annual Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 18.Gen.

  • Laughlin mourns loss of Airman

    Laughlin members are in mourning today after the Department of Defense announced the death of a 47th Security Forces Squadron member who was deployed to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.Airman 1st Class Corey Owens, a 26-year-old installation patrolman with the 47th SFS, was pronounced dead of non-combat

  • Laughlin XLer -- Airman 1st Class Olivia Oteo

    Job title and unit: Medical Technician, 47th Medical Operations SquadronHometown: Denver, Colo.Family: 8 siblings: 4 brothers, 4 sistersTime at Laughlin: 6 monthsTime in military/civil service: 14 months Greatest accomplishment: Starting my own organization, LASOC (Laughlin Airmen Serving Our

  • Laughlin receives ‘XLent’ rating for LCAP

    Laughlin just underwent its first ever Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection Feb. 7-11, and received an 'excellent' rating.According to Air Force Instructions, the purpose of the LCAP is to provide leadership at all levels with an evaluation of a unit's ability to perform key logistics

  • Commentary -- Having a mission with vision

    There is certainly no lack of uncertainty in today's world. There are on-going contingency operations at nearly every point of the globe, financial institutions have fallen, real estate markets have collapsed, natural disasters have taken their toll on populations and the list goes on. So how does

  • Several recycling resources available locally

    Recycling can be a significant act of conservation, and there are many resources available to Laughlin personnel to allow recycling of many different materials.The Recycling Center, located at Bldg 2018 on Arkansas Street, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center provides

  • Former Laughlin wing commander to speak at SUPT graduation

    A former Laughlin wing commander will speak to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 11-05 Friday morning, as part of their graduation ceremony. Brigadier Gen. Tod Wolters, director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations for Air Force Space Command, served as 47th Flying Training Wing

  • SUPT class 11-05 set to graduate

    Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 11-05 graduates Feb. 18. 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 class11-05's graduation ceremony in Anderson Hall

  • Laughlin welcomes new command chief

    Laughlin's newest command chief master sergeant arrived here recently from a decidedly different environment.Chief Master Sgt. Ray DeVite, new 47th Flying Training Wing command chief, comes to the wing from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska where he was the chief enlisted manager for the 90th

  • Deadline for scholarship applications set

    Applications for the 2011 Scholarships for Military Children program must arrive at a commissary by close of business Feb. 22. Eligible students are reminded that their application materials must be completed and delivered by that date. Scholarship applications are available in commissaries and