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  • The graduation official party, including Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief master sergeant, congratulate a Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Apprentice Course graduate at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 13, 2019. Graduates were finally able to receive their black berets and blouse their dress blues after crossing the stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

    Laughlin CCC returns to roots, speaks at first TACP graduation under Special Warfare Training Wing

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — On Dec. 13, 2019, Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief, was the guest speaker at the Tactical Air Control Party Apprentice Course graduation of class Hawk 110 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
  • Rene Martinez, a 47th Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the Week, Feb. 3, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th FTW command chief master sergeant, is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

    XLer of the Week: Rene Martinez

    Rene Martinez, a 47th Maintenance Squadron T-6A Texan II aircraft mechanic, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, Feb. 3, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th FTW command chief master sergeant, is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission.
  • An attendee to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas’ Fiesta of Flight interacts with a display wall May 12, 2018. White attending Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas’ 2020 Fiesta of Flight Air and Space expo, airshow-goers also have the opportunity to stop by the science, technology, engineering and mathematics displays on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

    STEM zone’ coming to Fiesta of Flight

    While attending the 2020 Fiesta of Flight Air and Space expo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, airshow-goers are scheduled to also have the opportunity to stop by the science, technology, engineering and mathematics displays on the flightline.
  • Lt. Col. Trent Brower, 47th Operations Support Squadron commander, shares his take on assignments, and what truly makes a duty station memorable. "There is no one single location my family and I can say is our favorite throughout our 16-year career," Brower said. "A reason for this is because it has never been about locations, but rather the people and relationships built during our time at various bases." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

    Commander's Corner: Lt. Col. Trent Brower

    There is no one single location my family and I can say is our favorite throughout our 16-year career. A reason for this is because it has never been about locations, but rather the people and relationships built during our time at various bases. We’ve been to bases some would argue offer experiences on both ends of the spectrum. However, the relationships and friendships cultivated at these locations grew stronger because of those very experiences.
  • Staff Sgt. James Shanahan, 47th Security Forces Squadron trainer, accepts the “XLer of the week” award from Col. Lee Gentile, the 47th Flying Training Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, on Jan. 29, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer of the Week” award is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John A. Crawford)

    XLer of the week: Staff Sgt. James Shanahan

    Staff Sgt. James Shanahan, 47th Security Forces Squadron trainer, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the week” of Jan. 27, 2020 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
  • Staff Sgt. Julie Horvath, 47th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental technician, walks with Senior Airman Anthony Horvath, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection technician, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 28, 2019. Airmen, along with all total force personnel, are the focus of the new “Professionalism, Airpower, Vitality and Excellence” campaign, or PAVE program, that’s coming to Laughlin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

    PAVE rolls out on Laughlin

    Starting this month, the 47th Flying Training Wing will begin a new initiative designed to improve morale and reduce the stigma of help-seeking behaviors.The “Professionalism, Airpower, Vitality and Excellence” campaign, or PAVE, reimagines the less popular mandatory seminars used today with tools aimed to turn workplaces into healthy
  • Steve Hogan, 47th Maintenance T-1A Jayhawk phase supervisor, looks forward to March 14, 2020, a special Saturday here at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, the day of the bases’ first airshow of the decade. Hogan, a military brat, shares there’s something about planes he’s always loved. “My father was an aircraft mechanic for the U.S. Air Force, and I followed his footsteps,” Hogan said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)

    Laughlin maintainer recalls airshow memories

    It’s almost airshow time again, and while it may be a first for some, it will bring back memories of past airshows for others. Steve Hogan, 47th Maintenance Directorate T-1A Jayhawk phase supervisor, looks forward to March 14, 2020, the day of Laughlin’s first airshow of the decade.
  • Members of the 47th Security Forces Squadron render a final salute to military working dog Cchico, a 47th SFS military working dog, as his handler Staff Sgt. Keith Collett, a 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, escorts him to a waiting cruiser Jan. 28, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. MWD Cchico was officially retired from the U.S. Air Force after 10 years, or 70 dog years of honorable service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John A. Crawford)

    Laughlin military working dog retires after 10 years of honorable service

    Members of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, celebrated the retirement of Cchico, a 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, Jan. 28, 2020.
  • Laughlin Chapel staff and U.S. Customs and Border Protection chaplains tour the chapel at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas on 27 Jan. 2020. The teams met for a round table discussion, went on a tour, spent some time in flight rooms seeing the nuts and bolts of the pilot training mission and then had lunch together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Langton)

    Laughlin chaplains join forces with Border Patrol

    Four U.S. Border Protection chaplains spent half a day on Jan. 27, 2020 with Laughlin’s chapel staff, sharing how each serves their communities at Laughlin Air Force, Base, Texas.

  • We Are Laughlin

    This is the mission video for Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas.
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