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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Garza, 47th FTW command chief, right, present Technical Sgt. William Johnson, 47th Force Support Squadron, center, with the Certificate of Induction at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Garza, 47th FTW command chief, right, present Technical Sgt. Kaylynn Hughes, 47th Security Forces Squadron, center, with the Certificate of Induction at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Garza, 47th FTW command chief, right, present Master Sgt. Casey Blickenstaff, 47th Security Forces Squadron, center, with the Certificate of Induction at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Garza, 47th FTW command chief, right, present Technical Sgt. Jordan Arredondo, 47th Security Forces Squadron, center, with the Certificate of Induction at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Garza, 47th FTW command chief, right, present Technical Sgt. Joshua Olando, 47th Force Support Squadron, center, with the Certificate of Induction at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

The Inductees for the Laughlin Air Force Base 2025 Senior Non-commissioned Officer ceremony pose for a photo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. Not pictured, Technical Sgt. Alisha Oliver, 47th Wing Staff Agencies (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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Laughlin holds Senior Non-commissioned Officer induction ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Garza, 47th FTW command chief, right, present Technical Sgt. Robert Short, 47th Security Forces Squadron, center, with the Certificate of Induction at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The induction ceremony brings Airmen together to celebrate the achievement of entering the realm of senior enlisted leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen)

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On the go

Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs simultaneously prepare to take off and come in for a landing, delivering Airmen and equipment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for exercise Agile Spartan 25.2, Aug. 23, 2025. Agile Spartan is an Agile Combat Employment exercise that shifts generation of airpower from large, centralized bases to networks of smaller, dispersed locations, or cluster bases, to increase survivability, complicate adversary planning and gain an advantage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keagan Lee)

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Connecting to the mission, one spin at a time

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aniyah Tillman, 47th Flying Training Wing command post, sits inside a spatial disorientation training simulator at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. Tillman participated in an Aerospace Physiology immersion tour hosted by the 47th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith.)

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Connecting to the mission, one spin at a time

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Nicholas Dedomenico, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, fastens a parachute harness at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. Dedomenico received a hands on demonstration how pilots practice descent landing techniques while parachuting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith.)

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Connecting to the mission, one spin at a time

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Lee, 47th Operations Support Squadron aerospace physiology technician, observes Master Sgt. Edward Whittle, 47th Flying Training Wing Command Post superintendent, sitting in a Barany Chair at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The Barany Chair was designed for pilots to train for spatial disorientation by accelerating the inner ear. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith.)

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Connecting to the mission, one spin at a time

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Crystal Arredondo, 47th Operations Support Squadron aerospace physiology technician, and Airman 1st Class Cain Paff, 47th OSS aerospace physiology technician, educate 2nd Lt. Cort Ballinger, 47th Student Squadron pilot trainee, about the Hyperbaric Chamber at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. The Hyperbaric Chamber tests pilots' symptoms of hypoxia so they can take measures to correct it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Darryl Keith.)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-14

U.S. Air Force Airmen from graduating Class 25-14 present one half of their broken wings to their loved ones at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. Twenty-one U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-14

Loved ones pin silver wings on their graduate during a graduation ceremony of Class 25-14 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. Twenty-one U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-14

U.S. Air Force Airmen from graduating Class 25-14 break their wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. Twenty-one U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 25-14

U.S. Air Force Airmen from graduating Class 25-14 pose for a photo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. Twenty-one U.S. Air Force officers were awarded silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Riveting takeoff

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint, assigned to the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, departs RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, Aug. 21, 2025. With 108 years of continuous service, the 95th RS stands as one of the oldest active units in the Air Force. Since its activation on Aug. 20, 1917, the squadron has carried a variety of missions through nearly every major conflict, including its historic role as a bombardment squadron during the Doolittle Raid of 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)

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A closer look

Senior Airman Samuel Griego and Airman 1st Class Tavi Carter-Smith, 509th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeymen, inspect an exhaust tube in a test cell at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 20, 2025. U.S. Air Force aerospace propulsion specialists test aircraft engines and diagnose problems, including the fuel, oil, electrical and engine airflow systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings)

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E-3 Sentry

An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron departs Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 19, 2025, for exercise Northern Edge 2025. NE25 is an exercise led by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that serves as a platform for joint, multi-domain operations to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training, strengthen joint interoperability, and sharpen the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and participating forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)

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Laughlin’s school becomes first in district to become Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Roberto ”Bobby” Barrera, RBB Elementary STEM Magnet School faculty and staff, Laughlin Air Force Base leadership and San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (SFDRCISD) school board members pose together for a group photo in Del Rio, Texas, Aug. 18, 2025. RBB were honored by Team XL and SFRDCISD for being named a 2025 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christine Del Aguila.)

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