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Laughlin AFB, Texas

Pilot training graduates at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1943. (Courtesy photo)
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

Student pilots in parachute training on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

Aircraft maintenance operations on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1956. (Courtesy photo)
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

A maintainer marshalls a T-38C Talon on the flightline on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

The main gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1980. (Courtesy photo)
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Laughlin AFB, Texas

The main gate of Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, in 1957. (Courtesy photo)
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AETC OAY

Staff Sgt. Richard Bates, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, receives an award from Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander, Air Education and Training Command and AETC Command Chief Master Sgt. David Staton during a ceremony here, June 16. Bates was selected as the AETC Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)
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AETC OAY

Staff Sgt. Cody Sparks, 47th Communications Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, receives an award from Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander, Air Education and Training Command and AETC Command Chief Master Sgt. David Staton during a ceremony here, June 16. Sparks was selected as the AETC Airman of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)
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Air Force Strong

2nd Lt. Kyle Flynn, 47th Student Squadron awaiting pilot training, performs pull-ups at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 5, 2016. One station during the Warrior Games involved calisthenics to include pull-ups, sit-ups and push-ups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
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AETC team keeps Laughlin’s student pilots on track

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)
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Folkloric Dancers

Dancers with the folkloric dance group of Ciudad Acuña entertain attendees at Brown Plaza in Del Rio, Texas on Oct. 23, 2015. The polkas, redovas, mazurkas, schottische, the waltz, and the corrido are still big favorites in Northern Mexico and Southern U.S. one hundred years after their introduction into Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)
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Chaplains

Aaliyah Negley, 47th Flying Training Wing community support coordinator, instructs a class on suicide prevention at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Del Rio Border Patrol Sector in Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 21, 2015. The training covered the pillars of resiliency, ways to cope with stress, how to overcome overwhelming challenges, and how to look for the signs of depression or suicidal thoughts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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Listen up

Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection chaplains exchange ideas at the CBP Del Rio Border Patrol Sector in Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 21, 2015. September, suicide prevention month, is the month that gives us the chance to recognize and educate the threat suicide poses to our society and how to cope with the feelings of depression, hopelessness and helplessness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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Chaplains

U.S. Customs and Border Protection chaplains exchange ideas at the CBP Del Rio Border Patrol Sector in Del Rio, Texas, Sept. 21, 2015. The group was instructed to discuss different scenarios and how they could be handled when dealing with depressed or suicidal individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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Recording evidence

Members of the 47th Civil Engineering Squadron mark debris from a downed aircraft during an exercise in Spofford, Texas, Aug. 26, 2015. All crash site wreckage is considered evidence and is marked, annotated and photographed for investigative purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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Turn up the heat

Laughlin firefighters use a P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle to extinguish the flames during an aircraft live-fire training exercise on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 19, 2015. The P-34 RIV uses state-of-the-art ultra-high pressure firefighting technology that uses smaller water droplets to cover more area with less water. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon May)
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Listen up

A Del Rio city firefighter, left, attempts to suppress the flames, while a Laughlin firefighter provides assistance during an aircraft live-fire training exercise on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 19, 2015. The Del Rio Fire Department participates in the “aircraft live-fire” training exercise at least once a year, and the training is designed to familiarize firefighters with the techniques used in an aircraft fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon May)
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Firearms simulator

Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, watches as Senior Airman Cody Bower, 47th Security Forces Squadron pass and registration clerk, demonstrates a firearms simulator scenario at Laughlin Air Force Base, August 7, 2015. The Milo Range Firearms Simulator is a tool used by security forces to teach the justification of force in different scenarios. A laser is attached to the participant’s actual firearm to show where the participant’s shots land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon May)
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T-1 Maintenance

Sammy Farhat, 47th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Directorate maintainer, inspects a T-1A Jayhawk on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The Directorate maintains the second largest active air fleet in the Air Force with 48 T-1A Jayhawks, 104 T-6A Texan IIs, and 65 T-38C Talons, 20 of which support the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel D. Partlow)
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An exemplary Airman

Air Force Reservist Master Sgt. Christopher Enfinger, 47th Security Forces Squadron alternate operations superintendent, poses at the 47th SFS on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 8, 2015. When not serving in his reservist capacity, Enfinger is one of only 25 officers, detectives, and sergeants assigned to the San Antonio Police Department Gang Unit who is responsible for tracking, documenting and monitoring more than 10,000 gang members and over 30 different gangs throughout San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)
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