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Laughlin Heritage Corner: January

In the early 90s, the T-1A Jayhawk was brought to Laughlin to support the then-new Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training or SUPT program. The first one arrived on Nov. 19, 1993, with the program getting underway over the course of the next year. On Jan. 17, 1995, Laughlin received its last T-1, completing the fleet and fully equipping the 86 FTS with the aircraft that they would need to perform their mission. Just last month we re-completed our T-1 fleet when the last of the 2016 hailstorm-damaged T-1s returned to Laughlin after getting repaired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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Where Airpower Begins...

Instructor and Student pilots assigned to the 434th Flying Training Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, practice advanced aerial maneuvers in the T-6A Texan II aircraft at 16,000 feet June 25, 2020. The purpose of the training was to further develop flying capabilities and skills of experienced instructor pilots through advanced form flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III)
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201209-F-XO693-1001

Senior Airman Sanghoon Woo, 47th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Dec. 09, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201124-F-XO639-1031

A console stands in an altitude chamber awaiting to be used to breathe life into anyone who needs to use it on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The altitude chamber demonstrates in a safe environment what an individual's reaction to oxygen deprivation is, so they can know what it feels like for future situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201124-F-XO639-1025

Spc. Santiago Perez, 204th Military Intelligence Battalion cryptologic linguist, gets fitted for a helmet and mask before going to the chamber on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. This equipment is used to help breathe when in high altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201123-F-XO639-1003

Capt. Ally Bergman, 47th Operations Support Squadron the aerospace physiology flight commander, gives a lecture about air pressure to a class on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, for their flight certification. She’s discussing Boyle’s law: a relation concerning the compression and expansion of a gas at constant temperature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201201-F-XO639-1001

The altitude chamber stands in the lobby of the aerospace physiology building waiting to usher in new pilots into the first steps of training on Dec. 1, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. A chamber used during aerospace or high terrestrial altitude research or training to simulate the effects of high altitude on the human body, especially hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201124-F-XO639-1075

Airman 1st Class Gaddiel Acquaah, 47th Operations Support Squadron aerospace physiology technician, spins 2nd. Lt. Andrew Servis, 586th Flight Test Squadron, a flight test engineer, in a Barany Chair on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The Barany Chair spins a person carefully at first and progressively becomes more violent, and is designed to train pilots to avoid throwing up when their inner ear becomes disoriented while flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201124-F-XO639-1053

Service members prepare and set up their equipment before going through the altitude chamber to test their hypoxia symptoms on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. It's important to know one’s own symptoms of hypoxia so you can take measures to correct it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201124-F-XO639-1046

Spc. Santiago Perez, 204th Military Intelligence Battalion a cryptologic linguist, gazes around the chamber examining all the small details before a test on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. During the chamber test, one must identify your hypoxia symptoms and perform various tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201124-F-XO639-1040

Spc. Phillip Lark, 204th Military Intelligence Battalion cryptologic linguist, waits in the chamber for a safety briefing on Nov. 23, 2020, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The brief guides members through what to do if they begin suffering from hypoxia -- A lower-than-normal concentration of oxygen in arterial blood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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Col. Kathleen Conley

Col. Kathleen Conley, poses next to her aircraft. was a 1980 distinguished graduate of the Air Force Academy and the Academy's first female graduate. (Courtesy Photo)
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201202-F-XO639-1001

Staff Sgt. Michael Driskill, 85th Flying Traning Squadron 47th Flying Training Wing Command Post, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Dec. 01, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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Air Force Special Warfare Airmen - the Secret Ingredient

Zena Vandervort, a marketing specialist with the 330th Recruiting Squadron, looks on during a close-air-support demonstration that displayed A-10 Thunderbolt II and Tactical Control Party Airmen interoperability at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 28, 2020. TACPs are an elite group who can be qualified as Joint Terminal Aircraft Controllers, who direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. Vandervort and the 330th RCS used the opportunity to capture imagery for potential recruits to illustrate what TACP has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III)
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Air Force Special Warfare Airmen - the Secret Ingredient

A Tactical Control Party Airmen and qualified Joint Terminal Aircraft Controller assigned to the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Hood, Texas, directs an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a close-air-support exercise at Fort Hood, Texas Oct. 30, 2020. The 330th Recruiting Squadron used this exercise, along with the 2020 Lightning Challenge to publicize the capabilities of Special Warfare Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III)
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Air Force Special Warfare Airmen - the Secret Ingredient

Master Sgt. Christopher Beversdorf, 330th Recruiting Squadron special warfare recruiter, ran the obstacle course in chilling temperatures during the 2020 Lightning Challenge at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 26, 2020. Lightning Challenge was a service-wide competition where teams of two Tactical Control Party Airmen specialists competed against each other to be named the best in the Air Force. Beversdorf, a TACP by trade uses his operational knowledge of the career-field to ensure recruits have the best information possible to make sound decision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III)
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Air Force Special Warfare Airmen - the Secret Ingredient

Master Sgts. Christopher Beversdorf and Derek Guerin, both 330th Recruiting Squadron special warfare recruiters, ran the obstacle course in chilling temperatures during the 2020 Lightning Challenge at Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 26, 2020. Lightning Challenge was a service-wide competition where teams of two Tactical Control Party Airmen specialists competed against each other to be named the best in the Air Force. Beversdorf, a TACP by trade uses his operational knowledge of the career-field to ensure recruits have the best information possible when making decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. JT May III)
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201118-F-XO639-1002

1st Lt. Adrien Porzio, 85th Flying Traning Squadron T-6A Texan II instructor pilot, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Nov. 18, 2020, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The “XLer” award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th FTW command chief master sergeant, is given to those who consistently make outstanding contributions to their unit and the Laughlin mission. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201118-F-XO639-1043

The crew from the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., departs their C-40B on Nov. 18, 2020 Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The C-40B/C provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for U.S. leaders to locations around the world. The C-40B's primary customers are the combatant commanders, and the C-40C customers include members of the Cabinet and Congress. The aircraft also performs other operational support missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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201118-F-XO639-1023

A C-40B from the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., lands at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2020. Officer and enlisted Airmen from the 89th AW traveled here to recruit personnel for positions at their wing including pilots, navigators, flight engineers, flight attendants, ect. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)
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