Laughlin bolsters resiliency during combat readiness exercise
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Oscar Cantu, 47th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, and Staff Sgt. Stephen Holcomb, 47th OSS air traffic controller, test equipment usage during an alternate tower control simulation at the North Lariat Runway Supervisory Unit at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 26, 2025. The 47th Flying Training Wing conducted a Combat Readiness Exercise (CRE) to validate Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency (PACE) plans across the wing in a degraded environment scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)