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  • The 47th Dental Flight fills gaps in manning with innovation

    Much of the Air Force has at one point or another experienced what it’s like to be under-manned, and the Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas 47th Medical Group Dental Clinic is no exception.When there’s a never-ending push to see how much more can be accomplished by an ever smaller team, adaptation seems

  • Airman's Spotlight: 2nd Lt. Hunter Phan

    Second Lt. Hunter Phan, 47th Comptroller Squadron financial operations flight commander, has wanted to serve in the military since he was little, with both his mother and father serving before him on the enlisted side. “Becoming a company-grade officer was a really big culture shock for me,” Phan

  • New food option opens at Laughlin's golf course

    Three years ago, the pro shop at the Leaning Pines Golf Course at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, consisted of only a small market accompanying a couple of couches meant for social functions.Fast forward to March 5, 2019, the shop now consists of Bogeys, a full course kitchen and dining area serving

  • XLer of the week: Joshua Sandoval

    Joshua Sandoval, 47th Maintenance Directorate aerospace ground equipment repair technician, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of Feb. 25, 2019, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Todd Dyer, 47th Flying Training Wing vice

  • Airman's Spotlight: Rusty Thompson

    Rusty Thompson, 47th Maintenance Directorate T-38C Talon crew chief, knows what it means to serve, having been in the U.S. Army during the Gulf War and in Somalia, and coming from a family in the service. Now a crew chief for the 47th Maintenance Directorate, he passes on his excitement, expertise

  • Laughlin HARM and SARM: Award winning 1Charlies

    Team XL is in the business of training the best military pilots in the world – just about 300 of them a year to be more specific. But training pilots isn’t as cut and dry as getting in a plane and flying. As one could imagine, there are mountains of paperwork required to keep student pilots on the

  • XLer of the Week: Tech Sgt. Joshua Nix

    Tech. Sgt. Joshua Nix, 47th Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of career development, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer” of the week, for the week of Feb. 18, 2019, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander,

  • Cooking with the commander

    What talents are you blessed with? What hobbies do you love? How about sharing those with our Airmen? My husband, Chris, and I would often see Airmen in the commissary with only frozen pizza, chips and soda in their shopping carts. We would occasionally stop and chat with them about healthier

  • Laughlin Airmen steal the show at ALS

    Six Laughlin Airmen out of a class of 13 graduated Airman Leadership School at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, completed the course Feb. 14, 2019, and finished above standard.

  • Laughlin K-9s come to the rescue when evildoers bark up the wrong tree

    There are not too many jobs where “man’s best friend” is also your partner at work. One of those exceptions is the 47th Security Forces Squadron military working dogs team, who everyday patrols, trains, and works with K-9 dogs to detect and deter illegal contraband or people with less-than-noble