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  • This week’s selection for the Airman’s Spotlight is Col. Thatcher Cardon, 47th Medical Group commander. Cardon discussed what he believes Air Education Training Command brings to the fight. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

    Airman's Spotlight: Col. Thatcher Cardon

    This week’s selection for the Airman’s Spotlight is Col. Thatcher Cardon, 47th Medical Group commander. Cardon discussed what he believes Air Education Training Command brings to the fight. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)
  • A T-6 Texan takes off from the Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, runway for a routine training flight, Dec. 20 2017. The T-6 is the first aircraft undergraduate student pilots fly during training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Anne McCready)

    19th Air Force Commander directs T-6 operational pause

    The 19th Air Force commander has issued an operational pause for all T-6 Texan II operations to ensure aircrew safety after a cluster of unexplained physiological events occurred at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, and Sheppard AFB, Texas within the last week.
  • This is the first installment of the “Airman’s Spotlight,” a section dedicated to showcasing Laughlin’s Airmen with a prompt that they answer candidly. The Airman’s Spotlight is open to all Airmen of any rank, and is selected at random. This week’s selection is 2nd. Lt. Riley Snyder, 47th Flying Training Wing pilot graduate, and was asked how AETC has impacted his life. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Airman 1st Class Benjamin N. Valmoja)

    Airman's Spotlight: 2nd Lt. Riley Snyder

    This is the first installment of the “Airman’s Spotlight,” a section dedicated to showcasing Laughlin’s Airmen with a prompt that they answer candidly.
  • 87th FTS

    87 FTS: 100 years in the making

    One of the oldest squadrons in the Air Force celebrates its centennial
  • The main gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1957. (Courtesy photo)

    Laughlin takes part in the celebration of AETC’s 75 years

    Laughlin’s role in the Air Force and Air Education and Training Command has been one of adventure and rich history, going back to its establishment in March 3, 1943.
  • Parts from the T-6A Texan II gust lock mechanism lay on a table at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, June 14, 2016. The gust lock mechanism can be engaged to lock the rudders and ailerons in place to prevent directional movement. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    47th Maintenance Directorate tests fix for T-6 issues

    Members from Laughlin Air Force Base's 47th Maintenance Directorate modify the T-6A Texan II aircraft to make the aircraft safer and create less wear on parts.
  • Staff Sgt. Cody Sparks, 47th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of mobile knowledge operations, poses for a photo at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Sparks was selected as Air Education and Training Command’s Airman of the Year for his dedication to the Air Force and outstanding Airmanship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)

    “I think we forget sometimes”

    Staff Sgt. Cody Sparks, Air Education and Training Command's Outstanding Airman of the Year, visits Capitol Hill and learns from his leaders.
  • T-1A Jayhawks from throughout the Air Education and Training Command sit on the flight line of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 15, 2016. Training bases - including Vance AFB, Okla., Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph AFB, Texas and Columbus AFB, Miss. – loaned some of their aircraft to help continue student pilot training after a devastating hail storm damaged Laughlin’s aircraft. The support received helps Laughlin complete its primary mission: to graduate the world’s best military pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)

    AETC team keeps Laughlin’s student pilots on track

    A little over a month after a hail storm devastated Laughlin Air Force Base, Air Education and Training Command-wide teamwork is still apparent in recovery efforts.
  • Retired Air Force Col. Kimberly Olson, pictured as a captain, helped to influence the change of Air Force policy to allow women the opportunity to pursue flight training during Officer Training School. After the change in policy, she became the first female pilot to attend undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. (Courtesy Photo)

    Retired Col. Kimberly Olson: A Laughlin legacy

    Retired Air Force Col. Kimberly Olson was the first woman to attend and graduate undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Due to her willingness to become a pilot, an outdated policy was changed to allow women the opportunity to apply to pilot training while in Officer Training School.
  • Contractors work on the enlisted dormitories dayroom at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 19, 2015. The renovation project took nearly six months to plan and is scheduled to be completed by the end of January 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)

    Laughlin’s Airmen get new kitchen

    Quality of life is improving for the enlisted dormitories undergo renovations.
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