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Laughlin’s T-6 maintenance hangar opens its doors on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. Laughlin’s T-6 maintainers have restored nearly all 38 of the T-6 hangar queens on base, putting Laughlin at the top of Air Education and Training Command with the least amount of T-6 hangar queens. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)


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Laughlin’s T-6 maintenance hangar opens its doors on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 12, 2017. Laughlin’s T-6 maintainers have restored nearly all 38 of the T-6 hangar queens on base, putting Laughlin at the top of Air Education and Training Command with the least amount of T-6 hangar queens. A “hangar queen” is an aircraft that hasn’t been flown in more than 30 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

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Members of the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and their spouses returned to the base they were assigned to in the early 1960s, on Sept. 22, 2017, when the Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady mission was at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Each year the number in attendance diminishes, yet many still travel from all over the country to be present.
Fabian Fonseca, former 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing armament and electronics for the U-2 Dragon Lady, socializes with 2nd Lt. Leslie Johnston IV, 47th Student Squadron pilot, on the flightline at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017. The 4080th SRW reunions are an opportunity for the Airmen of the 4080th SRW to relate to the Airmen currently stationed at Laughlin.
Rev. (Dr.) John Fluth, First United Methodist Church of Del Rio senior pastor, chaplain for the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing reunions and a member of the Military Affairs Association, walks on the flightline during the tour of the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017. The 4080th SRW has been meeting for 40 years.
1st Lt. Dan Putney, 47th Student Squadron pilot, chats with James Ballard, former 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing assistant crew chief, on the flightline at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017. Student pilots volunteered to lead tours to the flightline during the reunion.
Col. Charles Velino, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, gives closing remarks attendees at the Air Force Ball on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 30, 2017. The Air Force Ball is an observance of the U.S. Air Force transitioning into its own branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on Sept. 18, 1947.
Members of the Laughlin Honor Guard set the POW/MIA dinner table at the Air Force Ball on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 30, 2017. The POW/MIA table is an observance for the military’s brothers and sisters-in-arms who were prisoners of war or missing in action during any time of conflict.
Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja
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