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Jan. 29, 2020
Video: "We Are Laughlin"

This is the mission video for Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas.
Sept. 9, 2019
We grow Airmen - Reserve teams guide student through UPT mine-field

When 1st Lt. Mike Lane, Air National Guard member, arrived at Sheppard Air Force Base in May 2017 for undergraduate pilot training, he was beyond excited about his future and the chance to achieve his childhood dream of flying the F-16."Being a Viper (F-16) pilot is what I've always wanted to do,"
July 12, 2019
5 ‘First of the Finest’ UPT graduates visit AETC Base 50 years later

Five classmates from the first Undergraduate Pilot Training Class toured their old home, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 3.
Sept. 28, 2018
A Matter of FACT: Growing the U-2 pilot selection process with first-ever program

For the first time, the 9th Reconnaissance Wing will open its aperture for recruiting U.S. Air Force pilots into the U-2 Dragon Lady through an experimental program beginning in the fall of 2018. Through the newly established U-2 First Assignment Companion Trainer (FACT) program, the 9th RW’s 1st
May 10, 2018
Undergraduate Pilot Training; there’s an app for that

The 80th Flying Training Wing entered this year’s Air Education and Training Command Innovation Challenge after successfully creating an app to make more than 1,500 pages of necessary documents available to its pilots via handheld device.
April 8, 2016
Retired Col. Kimberly Olson: 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 Due to her willingness to become a pilot, an outdated policy was changed to allow women the opportunity to apply to pilot training while in Officer

Video: "We Are Laughlin"

We grow Airmen - Reserve teams guide student through UPT mine-field

5 ‘First of the Finest’ UPT graduates visit AETC Base 50 years later

A Matter of FACT: Growing the U-2 pilot selection process with first-ever program

Undergraduate Pilot Training; there’s an app for that

Retired Col. Kimberly Olson: Laughlin legacy