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Sept. 11, 2025
Laughlin partners with community for active shooter exercise

The 47th Flying Training Wing held an active shooter exercise 4 Sept, focusing on mass casualty response coordination to a hostage scenario located at the base gym. Off-base law enforcement from Vale Verde County Sheriff’s Office and emergency services personnel from Val Verde Regional Medical
Sept. 11, 2025
Mission-ready innovation: How Laughlin advances maintenance capability

The 47th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate (MXD) are advancing their maintenance capabilities using manufacturing tools like 3D printing and 3D scanning to keep aircraft flying, combatting supply chain shortages and an aging fleet.
Sept. 5, 2025
Laughlin instructor celebrates 40 years of service

For Frederick Berg, flying and teaching others to fly is a way of life. After 40 years of service to the U.S. government, 12 of those years in the active-duty Air Force, the call to teach flying still rings true.
Sept. 3, 2025
Connecting to the mission, one spin at a time

Airmen from the 47th Flying Training Wing Command Post participated in an Aerospace Physiology immersion training hosted by the 47th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Aerospace Physiology Flight Aug. 22, 2025.
Sept. 3, 2025
Laughlin officer takes on nation’s toughest ultra-marathon

Running 100 miles through the thin air of the Rocky Mountains in the late August heat may sound like an impossible task, but for one Laughlin leader, it was the perfect test of grit, endurance and commitment.
Sept. 2, 2025
Laughlin graduates ALS Class 25-F

The 47th Flying Training Wing recognized the completion of Airman Leadership School (ALS) Class 25-F at XL Landings August 28, 2025.
Aug. 25, 2025
Laughlin Holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer Induction Ceremony

Seven new master sergeants were welcomed into the senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO) ranks during an induction ceremony on Aug. 22, 2025.
Aug. 22, 2025
Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-14

Twenty-one U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as a symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held Aug. 21, 2025.
Aug. 20, 2025
Laughlin’s school becomes first in district to become Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (SFDRCISD) and 47th Flying Training Wing leadership recognized Roberto ‘Bobby” Barrera (RBB) Elementary STEM Magnet School for becoming a 2025 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School Aug. 18, 2025.
Aug. 18, 2025
Laughlin recognizes Staff Sgt. selects

The 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) recognized their newest Staff Sgt. selects at XL Landings Aug. 15, 2025.

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