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  • Laughlin Switches Main Gate

    Laughlin’s residents and employees will be making adjustments to their daily commutes after the West Gate closed July 17, 2021 to allow for construction to get underway on several site upgrades on our gate infrastructure.Base access is limited to the North Gate for the duration of the project which

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth National Independence Day, as of June 17, 2021, was signed into law by President Joe Biden as a federal holiday that recognizes the ending of slavery in the United States.On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas after the surrender of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

  • Arrest of tutor

    Yesterday June 17th 2021, there was an arrest of a tutor assigned to the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District’s Roberto “Bobby” Barrera Elementary School, located on Laughlin AFB. We are working closely with the school district and the Department of Homeland Security who is

  • Pride month panel

    Members of Laughlin Air Force Base host an open panel for pride month on June, 17, 2021. The panel was to raise awareness for service members in the LGBTQ+ community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman first class David Phaff)

  • Laughlin Airman protect against pandemic in New York

    Laughlin's very own med group deployed to Brooklyn to assist in vaccinating the population. To fight against COVID-19 and help citizens get properly vaccinated in a timely manner to protect the densely populated areas.

  • Laughlin performs at Wings Over South Texas

    Laughlin graced the skies over Corpus Christi Texas with one of the most unique formations that can be flown. Laughlin pilots had the honor to represent the base and Air Force at the Wings Over South Texas air show. The Formation flown is known as a dissimilar formation.“Dissimilar formation is any

  • Spouse's day take over

    Several hundred Laughlin spouses had the time of their life thanks to the hard work of some Laughlin members and the support of community partners.“I was amazed,” said Senior Master Sgt. Wakisha Humphries, Wing Day in Honor of Spouses project officer. “Everyone at Laughlin stepped up and did

  • Student pilot competes for pilot wings, pageant crown

    Second Lt. Sarena Shilts is competing for two accolades this year: her silver pilot wings, and the Miss Texas USA crown."I'm attracted to pageantry for similar reasons I'm attracted to being an Air Force pilot," Shilts said. "The two worlds seem to contradict, but there are actually many parallels