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  • Laughlin Heritage Corner: December

    December is special to many people, and for many reasons. As a historian, it is special to me because it is the last month in the year: It is the end of that twelve-month cycle by which we measure our lives and all of our stories. Once December is over, we throw out the old calendar and open to the

  • XLer of the week: Michael Driskill

    Staff Sgt. Michael Driskill, 85th Flying Traning Squadron 47th Flying Training Wing Command Post, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Dec. 01, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing

  • Air Force Special Warfare Airmen, the Secret Ingredient

    Whether you realize it or not, Air Force Recruiting Service is the first step for most in the Air Force. That step starts with meeting a recruiter across the various landscapes in America. Recruiters are entrusted with providing the best and brightest men and women who are capable of executing the

  • XLer of the week: Adrien Porzio

    1st Lt. Adrien Porzio, 85th Flying Traning Squadron T-6A Texan II instructor pilot, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Nov. 18, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and

  • 89th Airlift Wing visits Laughlin Air Force Base

    A C-40B from the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., lands at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2020. Officer and enlisted Airmen from the 89th AW traveled here to recruit personnel for positions at their wing including pilots, navigators, flight engineers, flight attendants,

  • A new way of fueling begins at Laughlin

    Laughlin’s own Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (fuels) maintenance teams volunteered to conduct a 90-day beta test from October 2020 to January 2021 to evaluate new fueling capabilities to help the Air Force improve its fueling processes.In the test, they use smaller, more compact commercial refuelers

  • SUPT class 21-02 set to graduate

    Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 21-02 graduated after 52 weeks of training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 13, 2020. Laughlin is home of the 47th Flying Training Wing, whose mission is to build combat-ready Airmen, leaders and pilots. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman

  • XLer of the week: Alberto Ramirez

    Alberto Ramirez 47th Maintenance Directorate Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) powered support systems work lead, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Nov. 10, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Cary Jones, 47th Flying

  • Veterans Day flyover

    Four T-6A Texan II perform a flyover the city to honor Veterans on Nov. 11 2020, Del Rio, Texas. The flyover was to celebrate Veterans Day and show support to service members both past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

  • Laughlin children enjoy 2020 Junior Deployment

    Children on base participated in a Junior Deployment on Nov. 7, 2020, to have fun learning more about what their parents and other Airmen do while maintaining safety guidelines to prevent any spread of COVID-19.Parents drove the deployers from station to station where different tables were displayed