Laughlin recognizes National POW/MIA Remembrance Day

Airman stands guard

Laughlin Airman receives award

Build-a-Boat Race: an entertaining challenge

The occasional recreational group activity can prove to be very beneficial for the elevation of morale among military personnel and the Outdoor Recreation department here provided just that with the third annual Build-a-Boat Race Sept. 8. Participants were tasked to build a vessel from only the

SFS program allows all Airmen a role in base defense

With increased deployments comes increased responsibilities for those Airmen who remain at home station to ensure mission success for Laughlin. One squadron working hard to secure such success is Laughlin's Security Forces Squadron. "As our deployment efforts continue, the demand for fully trained

Laughlin Airman receives award while deployed

Staff Sgt. Brandon Martin, a firefighter deployed from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. "We all know that being a firefighter is a tough job, but it's made

Laughlin spends $4.8 million in stimulus funds

With the intent to energize the economy, a stimulus package of $787 billion was approved by President Barack Obama through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act earlier this year. Of that $787 billion, the Department of Defense received $7.4 billion. DOD then filtered $1.7 billion to the Air

Photo of the Week -- Base-wide exercise

Summer reading program ends

Laughlin's Book Mark Library Summer Reading Challenge came to a close with their annual ice cream social held here recently. The program, which originated in 2002 and was developed by a library volunteer, challenges children to read 12 books throughout the summer and write a summary of their

Photo of the Week -- AETC commander visits Laughlin