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  • For first time, former Laughlin aircraft maintainer's name posthumously stenciled on T-38C Talon for one year 'ride'

    Laughlin honored a former aircraft maintainer in a posthumous dedication ceremony Aug. 11. Steven E. Beinke's name was stenciled on a T-38 Talon aircraft to honor his more than 20 years of dedicated service to Laughlin's flying training mission. His name will now "ride" with the jet for a year. According to Laughlin historian records, this is the

  • Mexico travel restrictions further eased

    Col. Mike Minahan, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, has further eased travel restrictions to Mexico. Effective immediately, Laughlin Air Force Base military members may once again travel to and remain in Mexico until 1:30 a.m. when they must be back on American soil. However, Airmen under the age of 26 must be back at 8 p.m. unless they first

  • GRAND OPENING -- Commander, congressman dedicate wing headquarters

    Congressman Henry Bonilla joined Laughlin Air Force Base's 47th Flying Training Wing Commander Col. Mike Minahan in cutting the ribbon from the new wing headquarters building Monday. A T-38 Talon flyover marked the ceremony, and afterward, both Colonel Minahan and Congressman Bonilla addressed the crowd of more than 100, including many community

  • Laughlin Rising 6 volunteer for PIE

    More than 20 volunteers from around base assembled Saturday at the Child Development Center and Fiesta Center here for a Partners in Education event. The Laughlin Rising 6 is an organization comprised of Air Force members from the ranks of airman basic to technical sergeant. They assembled cabinets, cleared out supply closets, built walkers and a

  • 81-04 Laughlin UPT Grads return to their roots

    Members of Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 81-04 and their families returned to their roots Monday for their 25th reunion. The former Air Force pilots toured Laughlin facilities and rode T-38 simulators as part of their visit. Many in the group queried each other throughout the visit, "Do you remember when we used to..." One couple requested to

  • Laughlin major competes in 433-mile race through Utah's rugged terrain

    Shannon Phares, a 37-year-old Air Force major, enjoys running, hiking, backpacking and paddling--showing as much by competing in the 2006 Laughlin Adventure Race in May. Never content, late June saw her crushing out a 433-mile Primal Quest race in the rugged terrain of Utah."This was my fifth expedition-length adventure race," Major Phares, 47th

  • Hero's welcome held for returnees

    Laughlin Air Force Base honored more than 100 Airmen who have returned from deployments over the past fiscal year with a special homecoming celebration here Oct. 13. Several hundred people turned out for the event, which was organized by the base's Services Division, and Airman and Family Readiness Flight. Festivities included entertainment for

  • Bigger, better base housing on the way

    Bigger and better base housing is on the horizon for Laughlin Air Force Base members. Laughlin is in the midst of a military housing privatization initiative which will give base families access to safe, quality, affordable, and well-maintained housing. The 47th Mission Support Group Commander Col. Roger Thrasher said the initiative is really about

  • Promotion testing windows expanded for E-5 through E-7 cycles

    The Air Force will expand the testing windows for Airmen beginning with the 07E6 and 07E7 cycles. The changes are part of an ongoing process to improve the enlisted promotion testing system, according to officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here. "Some factors that drove this change were the increasing number of non-weighable Airmen due to

  • SBP offers option for retirement financial planning

    The Survivor Benefit Plan has a lot to offer retiring Airmen as part of a solid financial plan, and the open enrollment period runs through Sept. 30. Along with savings, investments and insurance, the SBP affords the opportunity to provide financially to an Airman's spouse for life. One benefit of SBP is that although retired pay stops upon the
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