Laughlin instructor pilot reaches rare milestone
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danny Yawn, 96th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, and Jake ‘Rocky’ Hostetler, T-6A Texan II civilian sim instructor at KDLF, fly in the 96th Flying Training Squadron heritage tail T-6, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 5, 2025. Yawn completed his 3,000th hour in the T-6 during the flight, becoming only the second instructor pilot in Laughlin history to achieve this milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)