A competitor smiles as he bikes during the Adventure
A competitor smiles as he bikes during the Adventure Race XII in Del Rio, Texas, April 23, 2016. The biking portion of the Adventure Race stretches 23 miles from Laughlin Air Force Base to the Laughlin Southwin... More
Seatbelt Safety Awareness Month
Colonel Thomas Shank (front), 47th Flying Training Wing commander, checks a driver’s seatbelt on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 22, 2016. Wing leadership participated in a seatbelt checkpoint to help ens... More
Local feds help feed local hungry
Col. Thatcher Cardon, 47th Medical Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. George Richey, 47th Flying Training Wing command chief, pose with community leaders, volunteers and Val Verde Loaves and Fishes food pan... More
Senior Airman Daniel Clouse (front center), 47th
Senior Airman Daniel Clouse (front center), 47th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, accepts the “XLer of the Week” award from Col. Thomas Shank (front left), 47th Flying Training Wing commander... More
A 47th Civil Engineering Squadron contractor counts
A 47th Civil Engineering Squadron contractor counts down to the lighting of the Laughlin tower, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 3, 2016. In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness month, Laughlin Air... More
A medical technician administers an influenza vaccination
A medical technician administers an influenza vaccination to an Airman on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 4, 2016. Flu vaccines are available at the Laughlin Immunization Clinic to all military members, th... More
The 47th Student Squadron gains a new commander
Lt. Col. Cory Christoffer, right, 47th Student Squadron commander, poses for a photo with Col. Bryan Runkle, 47th Operations Group commander, during a change of command at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 7... More
Sexual assault response agreement enables better care for victims
Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, speaks to a crowd at the Val Verde County Courthouse in Del Rio, Texas, Oct. 13, 2016. This event launched the Val Verde County Sexual Assault Response Te... More
Puerto Rican Airmen overcomes all odds
Staff Sgt. Omar Rivera Rivera, 47th Force Support Squadron management analyst, was recently accepted into Commissioned Officer Training for the Medical Service Corps. Through research and advice from his mentor... More
SUPT Class 17-01 set to graduate
Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-01 is set to graduate. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman Ariel D. Partlow)
Maj. Lindsay Andrew, 47th Flying Training Wing Inspector
Maj. Lindsay Andrew, 47th Flying Training Wing Inspector General inspections team member, poses for a photo on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 19, 2016. As of Feb. 5, maternity leave for active duty unifor... More
Senior Airman Daniel Clouse, 47th Communications Squadron
Senior Airman Daniel Clouse, 47th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, sits on the 47th CS rock on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 28, 2016. Clouse was chosen by wing leadership as this wee... More
The Laughlin tower illuminated with the official domestic
The Laughlin tower illuminated with the official domestic violence awareness color purple, and pink, the official breast cancer awareness color. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month, and in rec... More
Senior Airman Sara Valeski (left), 47th Medical Operations
Senior Airman Sara Valeski (left), 47th Medical Operations Squadron Flight Medicine medical technitian, and Staff Sgt. Shon Nguyen (right), 47th MDOS Family Health flight chief, administer influenza vaccination... More
Mariano Faz, Ciudad Acuña youth, observes the 56th
Mariano Faz, Ciudad Acuña youth, observes the 56th annual Abrazo ceremony at the Convention Center in Del Rio, Texas, Oct. 21, 2016. The Abrazo, which means to embrace in Spanish, is an annual tradition that sy... More
F-85D Dog Sabre - A black and white photo of a fighter jet
F-85D Dog Sabre Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In the attempt to combat the growing epidemic of distracted
In the attempt to combat the growing epidemic of distracted driving, the Air Education and Training Command safety office is encouraging all commanders to challenge their Airmen to go three weeks avoiding all d... More
Influenza vaccinations lay in a bin on Laughlin Air
Influenza vaccinations lay in a bin on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 4, 2016. Influenza, the flu, is a world-wide contagious disease that spreads throughout the U.S. every winter, with peak season betwee... More
Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander,
Col. Thomas Shank, 47th Flying Training Wing commander, and Mexican Col. Carlos Flores Pieso embrace at the Convention Center during the Abrazo Ceremony in Del Rio, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2016. The Abrazo, which me... More
P-40 - A black and white photo of three airplanes
P-40 Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Robert Wade, 47th Force Support Squadron manpower flight
Robert Wade, 47th Force Support Squadron manpower flight chief, sings the U.S. National Anthem during the 56th annual Abrazo Ceremony at the Convention Center in Del Rio, Texas, Oct. 21, 2016. During the Abrazo... More
Capt. Steven Parsons, 47th Student Squadron assistant
Capt. Steven Parsons, 47th Student Squadron assistant director of operations, and Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps Captain, go over the aircraft forms before their flight in a T-6A Texan II ... More
Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps
Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps captain, walks on the flight line after an orientation flight on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 15, 2016. Yellin participated in the first land-based f... More
Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps
Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps Captain, sits in the rear cockpit of a T-6A Texan II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 15, 2016. Yellin was invited to be the guest speaker for Special... More
Capt. Steven Parsons, 47th Student Squadron assistant
Capt. Steven Parsons, 47th Student Squadron assistant director of operations and Jerry Yellin, author and retired U.S. Army Air Corps Captain, take off in a T-6A Texan II on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec.... More