April 18, 2019 Come hail or high water In Feb. 2016, storms gathered over Val Verde County, Texas, bringing strong winds and hail, briefly stopping power in the city of Del Rio, Texas and leaving Laughlin’s aircraft between an icy rock and a cold, hard place.
April 28, 2017 XL maintainers knocking out hangar queens In January, 2016, there were 38 T-6 aircraft that hadn’t seen the skies in more than 30 days on Laughlin Air Force Base. Those 38 aircraft categorized as “hangar queens.” Eight of those 38 aircraft haven’t flown in over three years, with one nearing five years being non-mission capable. In a year
April 12, 2017 Laughlin XLer: Edwardo De La Paz De La Paz was chosen by wing leadership as this week’s XLer for his outstanding contributions to his unit and Laughlin