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March 29, 2023
Educating professional aviators: Laughlin flight simulators help pilots soar

Training technology and tools used to create Air Force pilots is ever-changing to meet the needs of the Nation and have the best, most lethal pilots in the world.Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) uses innovative technology like advanced flight simulators to ensure the most realistic training
Sept. 12, 2022
Laughlin | Del Rio High School Military Appreciation Night

Members from Laughlin Air force Base attend military appreciation night for the homecoming game at Del Rio high school, on Sept. 9, 2022. For Military appreciation night, members from the base led the team out to start the night before Del Rio played their game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
Sept. 9, 2022
85th Flying Training Squadron celebrates 50 years at Laughlin

The 85th Flying Training Squadron, Commanded by Lt. Col. Gregory Show, just celebrated its 50th anniversary as a Flying Training Squadron at Laughlin Air Force Base, since its activation here in September 1972.
June 29, 2020
Photos: Where Airpower Begins...

A T-6A Texan II aircraft from the 434th Flying Training Squadron assigned to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, flies a training mission June 25, 2020. The 434th FTS along with the 85th Flying Training Squadron, conduct primary flight training in the T-6A Texan II as part of the Specialized

Educating professional aviators: Laughlin flight simulators help pilots soar