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ACC commander visits Laughlin

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chloe Bettes, 47th Operation Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) quality assurance technician, showcases a parachute to Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, during a Local Area Survival brief at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 11, 2025. The Local Area Survival brief reintroduced Wilsbach to the emergency equipment student pilots train to use in the event of ejection. AFE specialists like Bettes inspect, pack, and brief pilots on parachute systems and survival kits, ensuring operational readiness in worst-case scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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ACC commander visits Laughlin

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camila Castano, 47th Operation Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist, assists Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, with a G-suit fitting at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 11, 2025. AFE personnel play a vital role in sustaining Laughlin’s Undergraduate Pilot Training mission by preparing life-support gear for over 1,200 annual sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Team XL sets record training numbers, celebrates with XL Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Tyler Ellison, 47th Flying Training Wing, Commander, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jennifer Velasco, 47th Flying Training Wing, financial management technician at Laughlin Air Force Base on March 28, 2025. 1,200 total force Airmen lined up on the flightline for their standards and readiness review blues inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Team XL sets record training numbers, celebrates with XL Day

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. inspects an Airmen’s blues at Laughlin Air Force Base on March 28, 2025. 1,200 total force Airmen lined up on the flightline for their standards and readiness review blues inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Team XL sets record training numbers, celebrates with XL Day

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Vastola, 47th Operations Support Squadron, director of operations, inspects Airmens’ blues at Laughlin Air Force Base on March 28, 2025. 1,200 total force Airmen lined up on the flightline for their standards and readiness review blues inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Team XL sets record training numbers, celebrates with XL Day

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Vazquez Velez, 47th Aircrew Flight Equipment, lead trainer, inspects Airmens’ blues at Laughlin Air Force Base on March 28, 2025. 1,200 total force Airmen lined up on the flightline for their standards and readiness review blues inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Team XL sets record training numbers, celebrates with XL Day

The 47th Flying Training Wing poses for their wing photo at Laughlin Air Force Base on March 28, 2025. 1,200 total force Airmen lined up on the flightline for their wing photo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

U.S. Air Force Defenders distribute essential equipment to participants during Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 26, 2025. The exercise tested logistics, personnel movement, and sustainment planning to ensure operational effectiveness in a contested environment. Laughlin Air Force Base personnel assisted in the planning of the exercise, ensuring realistic threat engagements that required strategic patience and critical decision-making. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

U.S. Air Force personnel participate in a mock intelligence briefing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Red Flag 25-1, Jan. 26, 2025. The exercise emphasized strategic patience, sustainability, and critical decision-making, challenging Defenders to operate in a contested environment. Laughlin’s personnel played a key role in mission execution, providing planning and operational support across security forces, manpower, public affairs and medical. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

Two U.S. Air Force Defenders return to the main camp after completing a security patrol during Red Flag 25-1 at training site Caliente near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The event focused on strategic patience and sustainability, reinforcing the importance of teamwork in securing contingency locations. Laughlin Air Force Base personnel assisted in the planning of the exercise, ensuring realistic threat engagements that required strategic patience and critical decision-making. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A group of U.S. Air Force Defenders maintain a fighting position along a perimeter during Red Flag 25-1 at training site Caliente near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The exercise tested their ability to operate independently and protect critical infrastructure while facing real-time tactical engagements. 47th Flying Training Wing members integrated with the Weapons and Tactics community to plan the exercise while refining tactics, techniques and procedures for contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

U.S. Air Force Defenders construct a tent during Red Flag 25-1 at training site Caliente near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The exercise reinforced teamwork, adaptability, and sustainability, ensuring Defenders could establish and maintain operations in austere environments. Five Airmen from Laughlin Air Force Base joined the planning team, contributing to the coordination of key exercise elements and ensuring mission objectives were met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A U.S. Air Force Defender maintains a defensive position in a field during Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The exercise forced Defenders to critically think, ration supplies, and adjust defensive postures before engaging adversaries. Laughlin personnel joined organizers and supported the exercise’s two opposing forces: defensive forces deemed BLUEFOR, and offensive forces deemed REDFOR. The exercise allowed Laughlin Airmen to collaborate with joint and coalition partners, strengthening interoperability in real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A U.S. Air Force Defender rucks with fellow airmen during Red Flag 25-1 at training site Caliente near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The event focused on strategic patience and sustainability, reinforcing the importance of teamwork in securing contingency locations. The exercise allowed Laughlin Airmen to collaborate with joint and coalition partners, strengthening interoperability in real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A group of U.S. Air Force Defenders prepare to ruck during Red Flag 25-1 at training site Caliente near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The exercise tested their ability to operate independently and protect critical infrastructure while facing real-time tactical engagements. The exercise allowed Laughlin Airmen to collaborate with joint and coalition partners, strengthening interoperability in real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A group of U.S. Air Force Defenders prepare to ruck during Red Flag 25-1 at training site Caliente near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. The exercise tested their ability to operate independently and protect critical infrastructure while facing real-time tactical engagements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A U.S. Air Force Defender delivers a safety brief before a large-scale exercise during Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2025. Organizers utilized Task Performance Checklists and Mission Essential Tasks to measure Defenders' ability to secure key assets in a contested environment. Laughlin Air Force Base personnel played a key role in mission execution at Red Flag by providing planning and operational support across security forces, manpower, public affairs and medical. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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Laughlin personnel support Red Flag 25-1

A U.S. Air Force Defender plots key locations on a map during Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 26, 2025. Organizers designed the exercise to refine tactics, techniques, and procedures while testing decision-making under pressure. Five Airmen from Laughlin joined the planning team, contributing to the coordination of key exercise elements and ensuring mission objectives were met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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47th Student Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Borszich, current commander of the 47th Student Squadron (STUS), and his family pose with the Squadrons flag ship T-6A Texan II after the 47th STUS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 17, 2025. Borszich accepted the role as the 47th Student Squadron commander from former commander Lt. Col. Elizabeth Music. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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47th Student Squadron welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Borszich, current commander of the 47th Student Squadron (STUS), accepts the 47th STUS guidon from Col. Joseph McCane, 47th Operations Group commander, during the 47th STUS change of command ceremony at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 17, 2025. Change of command ceremonies represent a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keira Rossman)

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