Oct. 10, 2019 Laughlin inducts new NCOs and SNCOs Last Friday, more than 20 new staff sergeants and six new master sergeants were welcomed into the non-commissioned officer and senior non-commissioned officer ranks respectively on Oct. 4, 2019.
Sept. 20, 2019 Laughlin observes national POW/MIA recognition day For 47 years, the National League of Families POW/MIA flag, draped in black and adorned with the symbol of service member’s foreign war internment, has sailed during observances, ceremonies, and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C.
Aug. 27, 2019 17th Training Wing congratulates 2019 staff sergeant selects The 17th Training Wing celebrated the newest staff sergeant selects during a release party at the event center here August 23, 2019.
July 1, 2019 CSAF presents Kolligian Trophy to Vance T-38 pilot Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein presented the 2018 Koren Kolligian Jr., Trophy to Capt. Matthew T. Heath, a T-38 instructor pilot assigned to the 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, at the Pentagon, June 27.
June 4, 2019 173rd Fighter Wing welcomes new commander A change of command ceremony marked a major transition for the 173rd Fighter Wing when Col. Jeff Smith relinquished command to Col. Jeffrey Edwards who stepped into the top post on June 1, 2019.
May 31, 2019 Memorial Day ceremony honors Medal of Honor recipient, pilot graduate Members of the 14th Flying Training Wing gathered in front of the Richard “Gene” Smith Plaza here during a Memorial Day ceremony May 28, paying tribute to Master Sgt. John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient, and 1st Lt. David Albandoz, a former student pilot here.
March 25, 2019 Excellence in all he did (Editor's Note: Staff Sgt. John-Paul Nance will become 2nd. Lt. John-Paul Nance on March 29, 2019.)
April 27, 2016 Enlisted corps bestows highest honor upon Welsh Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III was inducted into the Air Force Order of the Sword during a ceremony April 22 in Montgomery, Alabama. An ancient tradition adopted by the Air Force in 1967, the Order of the Sword is the highest level of honor and tribute the enlisted corps can give