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Feb. 26, 2020
86th FTS changes command

On Feb. 25, 2020, Lt. Col. Justin Wetterhall took command of the 86th Flying Training Squadron, or the Lobos, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
Feb. 20, 2020
Hunt Brother’s Pizza comes to Laughlin

After years of waiting, now there’s a new way for members of Team XL to get their cheat days and pizza fills in.
Feb. 12, 2020
Laughlin CCC returns to roots, speaks at first TACP graduation under Special Warfare Training Wing

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — On Dec. 13, 2019, Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief, was the guest speaker at the Tactical Air Control Party Apprentice Course graduation of class Hawk 110 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
Feb. 11, 2020
STEM zone’ coming to Fiesta of Flight

While attending the 2020 Fiesta of Flight Air and Space expo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, airshow-goers are scheduled to also have the opportunity to stop by the science, technology, engineering and mathematics displays on the flightline.
Feb. 5, 2020
PAVE rolls out on Laughlin

Starting this month, the 47th Flying Training Wing will begin a new initiative designed to improve morale and reduce the stigma of help-seeking behaviors.The “Professionalism, Airpower, Vitality and Excellence” campaign, or PAVE, reimagines the less popular mandatory seminars used today with tools
Jan. 23, 2020
Laughlin’s power lines going underground

Over the last several months, many of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas’ power lines have been moving underground.The project, tied to a new utility privatization contract, aims to modernize failing power grids at many Department of Defense installations. These UP contracts were setup with the intent
Jan. 16, 2020
The 2020 Fiesta of Flight is coming to Laughlin

Coming Saturday, March 14, 2020, the Fiesta of Flight Air and Space Expo will kick off at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.This free event, featuring the U.S. Air Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Thunderbirds, will include aerial acts from across the United States, static displays, and
Jan. 8, 2020
Renovations at Laughlin’s Youth Center underway

A few weeks back when Santa Claus came to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, he visited base leadership and dropped off all his presents for the year, and then took right off back to the North Pole.One base facility whose list did not go unnoticed, however, was the Youth Center. Starting this year, the
Dec. 19, 2019
Laughlin’s unexpected visit from Santa spreads holiday cheer, enhances pilot training

Santa Claus, supreme allied commander of the North Pole, arrived at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 17, 2019. As part of an ongoing cooperation between Laughlin and the North Pole, the meeting seeks to enhance the base’s Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program by providing student
Dec. 11, 2019
News Release - Laughlin Airman identified, investigation continues

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – A 47th Flying Training Wing Airman, who was found dead in his dormitory at Laughlin, Monday, Dec. 9, has been identified as Airman 1st Class Jerry Nolasco-Peralta.

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