Jan. 5, 2023 Laughlin culminates 80th Aniversario campaign with Del Rio community Laughlin culminated its 80th Aniversario campaign with the city of Del Rio, Texas, after a year full of events, commemorations, and partnerships.
Nov. 29, 2022 Laughlin medical personnel build partnerships with local healthcare providers The 47th Medical Group at Laughlin recently hosted a Humana Military Open House for local community healthcare providers Nov. 16, 2022. This open house helped strengthen ties between the base’s healthcare providers and community healthcare providers.
Nov. 10, 2022 Laughlin hosts SNCO Summit, reinforces top enlisted leaders Laughlin hosted a senior noncommissioned officer summit, here, Nov. 3, 2022. The SNCO summit focused on providing 57 of Laughlin’s top enlisted leaders tools and information to effectively lead the wing’s Airmen into the future.
Nov. 3, 2022 Laughlin welcomes Del Rio, Ciudad Acuña civic leaders LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Laughlin welcomed civic leaders from Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, to the base during a tour Nov. 1, 2022, to showcase the base’s mission of producing combat-ready Airmen, leaders, and pilots.
Oct. 28, 2022 Ambush Florida: Laughlin T-6s fly to the sunshine state LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- When a group of tigers get together it is known as an ambush. Following in the footsteps of their wild brethren, pilots of the 85th Flying Training Squadron come together once a year to fly across the country and “ambush” another region of the country. Laughlin’s
Oct. 5, 2022 Laughlin's Roberto "Bobby" Barrera Elementary School earns the Purple Star Award Roberto Bobby Barrera (RBB) Elementary School, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, was designated a 2022 Purple Star School. The Purple Star Award recognizes Texas district and charter schools that show their support and commitment to meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and their
Oct. 3, 2022 Searching for Honorary XLer to culminate our 80th Aniversario celebration! The 47th Flying Training Wing is searching for outstanding members of the community to be honored as “Honorary XLers” during a day celebration on Laughlin Air Force Base scheduled for November 17, 2022.
Sept. 12, 2022 Del Rio High School Military Appreciation Night Members from Laughlin Air force Base attend military appreciation night for the homecoming game at Del Rio high school, on Sept. 9, 2022. For Military appreciation night, members from the base led the team out to start the night before Del Rio played their game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
Sept. 9, 2022 85th Flying Training Squadron celebrates 50 years at Laughlin The 85th Flying Training Squadron, Commanded by Lt Col Gregory Show, just celebrated its 50th anniversary as a Flying Training Squadron at Laughlin, since its activation here in September 1972.
Aug. 10, 2022 "The Air Force is my family and my family is the Air Force" For some pilots, the dream to fly begins the moment they are born. For 1st Lt. Chad Chapman, 47th Student Squadron T-38 Talon student pilot, it took a little longer for those dreams to make an appearance. “I’m the fourth generation of pilots in my family, but I didn’t always want to become a pilot,”