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June 12, 2024
47th Healthcare Operations Squadron welcomes new commander

47th Healthcare Operations Squadron (HCOS) Airmen bid farewell to Lt. Col. Neil Boots and welcomed the new commander, Lt. Col. Daniel Griffith, during a change of command ceremony here, June 7, 2024. Col. Angela Lacek, 47th Medical Group commander, presided over the ceremony, leading the transfer
June 10, 2024
Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT

Department of the Air Force chief information officer and the Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating initiatives to provide the Air Force and Space Force with the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI.
June 10, 2024
47th Operations Group welcomes new commander

47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) Airmen bid farewell to Col. James Blech, prior commander of the 47th Operations Group (OG), and welcomed Col. Joseph McCane, current commander of the 47th OG, during a change of command ceremony here, May 31, 2024.
June 6, 2024
USO brings mobile gaming unit to Laughlin

The United Service Organizations (USO) visited Laughlin June 2-3, 2024, with their Mobile National Football League (NFL) Gaming Trailer, boosting the morale of Airmen and base residents. The NFL gaming trailer held two events, one geared towards Airmen and the other for families.
June 5, 2024
Operation Titan Haymaker readies Laughlin Airmen for ACE, future deployments

The 47th Flying Training Wing conducted Operation Titan Haymaker, a large-scale exercise, May 23, 2024, to familiarize first-term enlisted Airmen and Company Grade Officers on what to expect in an austere deployed environment. The exercise employed Agile Combat Employment (ACE) elements into the
June 4, 2024
How AFREP is reforming sustainability

Team XL is the first Air Education and Training Command (AETC) base to launch a civil service-driven Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP), an initiative that supports self-sustainability and efficiency within the 47th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate (FTW MX).
June 3, 2024
47th Operational Support Squadron welcomes new commander

47th Operations Support Squadron Airmen bid farewell to Lt. Col. Matthew Kless, prior commander of the 47th OSS, and welcomed new commander Lt. Col. Daniel Garrison, during a change of command ceremony here, May 29, 2024.
June 3, 2024
Laughlin celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Imran Khan, 85th Flying Training Squadron commander, gives a speech about his family’s immigration to the United States at Club XL, Laughlin Air Force Base, May 30, 2024. Khan talked about how his father escaped Pakistan right before the Indo-Pakistani War. (U.S. Air Force
May 31, 2024
DAF announces updates to DAFI 36-2606, gives Airmen, Guardians flexibility in career

The update maximizes opportunities for Airmen and Guardians to reenlist by allowing them to do so up to 12-months before their expiration term of service, giving them more time to decide to reenlist.
May 31, 2024
Vehicle breaches Laughlin Air Force Base

At approximately 8:24 a.m. CST Laughlin command post was notified by Security Forces that there was an installation breach by a vehicle near the West gate visitor control center.

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