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A new first Step

1st Lt. Angelina Robledo 47th Training Wing, student pilot, listens to a lecture from an instructor pilot Feb. 03, 2021 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. This course is a newly implements tool to help prepare student pilots for their pilot training.

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T-38

A T-38 static display on Laughlin Air Force Base. This month in 2004, AETC leaders announced that they had received an infusion of funds to speed up the T-38C Propulsion Modernization Program (PMP). This meant that the 87 FTS would gain their PMP T-38Cs three years earlier than planned. The T-38C was an upgraded version of the T-38As that Laughlin had been flying since the 1960s.

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T-6 aircraft from Laughlin AFB, Texas dated 19 May, 2004. 2d Lt Donald Hicks, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) Class 04-04, and his Instructor Pilot (IP), Capt Darrell F. Judy, 84 FTS K Flight commander, flew the first T-6A Texan II training sortie conducted by the 47 FTW on 21 February 2003. The T-6 had first arrived to Laughlin a few months prior. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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Senior Airman Cristian Villegas 47th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron operational medicine technician, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Feb. 03, 2021, 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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Col. Craig D. Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Tony Gonzales, representative for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, overlook the fleet of trainer aircraft at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 14, 2021. Gonzales paid made his first visit to Laughlin since taking office earlier in January. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Col. Craig D. Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, Tony Gonzales, representative for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief master sergeant, overlook Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 14, 2021. Gonzales took the opportunity to meet with wing leadership as well as familiarize himself with the pilot training mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez) (This image was color corrected for dramatic effect)

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Col. Craig D. Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, Tony Gonzales, representative for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief master sergeant, overlook Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 14, 2021. Gonzales took the opportunity to meet with wing leadership as well as familiarize himself with the pilot training mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Chief Master Sgt. Kristina L. Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief master sergeant, discusses the enlisted dorm laundry room with Tech Sgt. Patsy Robles-Pena, enlisted dorm leader, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 21, 2021. Robles-Pena and Rogers spent time looking at several dorm features including dorms, kitchen and other community areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Chief Master Sgt. Kristina L. Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief master sergeant, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert L. Zackery III, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief master sergeant, pose for a photo with members from the 47th Comptroller Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 29, 2020. Rogers gave special recognition to Airmen who go above and beyond their daily duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Chief Master Sgt. Kristina L. Rogers, 19th Air Force command chief master sergeant, looks out of an old dorm room located in Ricks Hall, on Jan. 21, 2021, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Rogers spent a day with Laughlin Airmen while taking note of some challenges Team XL is facing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Mr. Marcus Penn,47th Operation Support Group director of inspections, was chosen by wing leadership to be the “XLer of the Week”, the week of Jan. 13, 2021, 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 Flying Training Wing 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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Wing leadership immersion with 47th MDG Airmen

Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, looks into a microscope located in the Laboratory flight at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2021. Col. Prather and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, learned about standard procedures including blood sampling and urinalysis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Wing leadership immersion with 47th MDG Airmen

Airman 1st Class Olleah Brown, 47th Healthcare Operations Squadron laboratory technician, references a medical book with Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2021. Col. Prather and CMSgt. Lewis learned about standard procedures including blood sampling and urinalysis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Wing leadership immersion with 47th MDG Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, studies an x-ray display screen at the x-ray laboratory on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 8, 2021. Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lewis, visited the 47th Medical Group and spent time learning the different missions Airmen there have. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marco A. Gomez)

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Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, congratulates Senior Airman Jacqueline Beckett, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar airfield weather systems (RAWS) electronic technician, for achieving RAWS Airman of the year, Jan. 7, 2021, Laughlin Air Force Base Texas. Responsible for air traffic and warning radar systems, fixed and deployable navigational aids, weather equipment and radios, she ensures the equipment utilized by air traffic controllers and pilots remains in perfect working order. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

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Senior Airman Jacqueline Beckett, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar airfield weather systems (RAW) electronic technician, was awarded RAWS Airman of the year, Jan. 7, 2021, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The award, presented by Col. Craig Prather, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Lewis, 47th Operations Group superintendent, to the best RAWS Airman in Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

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Three air traffic control and landing system (ATCALS) towers stand, undisturbed, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Jan. 7, 2021. ATCALS towers are used for communication between pilots in the air and air traffic controllers to discuss landing information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

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Senior Airman Jacqueline Beckett, 47th Operations Support Squadron radar airfield weather systems electronic technician, holds her letter of acknowledgement of being named Airman of the year in her career field in Air Education and Training Command, Jan. 7, 2021, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. She is an Airman that always demonstrates the core values of the Air Force at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Phaff)

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Laughlin Heritage Corner: January

Formal dedication of Laughlin’s U-2 display took place Jan. 7, 1984. Laughlin dedicated the U-2 display aircraft we today have on show at the Laughlin air park. This beautiful plane harkens back to the period of 1957-1962 when Strategic Air Command’s 4080th Strategic Wing flew at Laughlin, shaping world history as part of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. (Courtesy photo)

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Laughlin Heritage Corner: January

Thirty-year anniversary of the Spofford Auxiliary Airfield was celebrated on Jan. 28, 1991, the new Auxiliary Field (“Wizard” Auxiliary Field) at Spofford, Texas opened up for Laughlin touch-and-go landing operations. As a result of the establishment of the new auxiliary air field, the wing cancelled its lease on its existing auxiliary field at Eagle Pass—which had been under Laughlin’s jurisdiction and control since 1955 (when it was transferred to us from the now-closed Laredo AFB).

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