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  • Laughlin enhances Air Force instructor pilot training nationwide

    First Assignment Instructor Pilots (FAIPS) from Laughlin are stepping up to support Pilot Instructor Training (PIT) at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph (JBSA), Texas, ensuring instructors of tomorrow are prepared to train the next generation of U.S. Air Force pilots nationwide.

  • Laughlin First Assignment Instructor Pilot takes historical final flight

    Col. Andrew Katz, now former 47th Flying Training Wing deputy commander and oldest T-1A Jayhawk First Assignment Instructor Pilot (FAIP) at Laughlin, took his final flight with Team XL’s youngest and final T-1A FAIP, Capt. Cory Villarreal, 86th Flying Training Squadron, marking a historical end to a

  • 20th Fighter Wing immerses FAIPs in combat mission

    In an effort to connect Air Education and Training Command First Assignment Instructor Pilots with the Combat Air Force’s mission, FAIPs from flying training wings visited the 20th Fighter Wing Nov. 1-4.

  • First FAIP flagship unveiled at Laughlin AFB

    On an overcast and humid morning, a gaggle of instructor pilots--most of them wearing a black flag patch identifying them as first assignment instructor pilots--gathered on the flightline in front of the closed doors of Hangar II along with members from the 47th Maintenance Directorate and the

  • XLer of the week: 1st Lt. Zachary Turek

    First Lt. Zachary Turek, 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, Sept. 2, 2019, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Lee Gentile, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, is given to those who

  • Laughlin FAIPs XL at FAIP FLAG 2019

    Laughlin First Assignment Instructor Pilots (FAIPs) recently participated in the first FAIP FLAG white jet flying competition, August 9-11 2019, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Laughlin honors Graziano with memorial service

    Family, friends, U.S. Congressman Will Hurd, and the Airmen of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, gathered to remember the life of Capt. John Graziano, an instructor pilot for the 87th Flying Training Squadron, during his memorial Nov. 21, 2018.Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, Col.