Latest "Laughlin Air Force Base" stories

Can the Air Force train new pilots without planes?

Goodbye, T-1 Jayhawk. Hello, simulators.

By Rachel S. Cohen

5 months ago

Air Force changes formation approach rules — again — after fatal training jet crash

Second Lt. Anthony Wentz, 23, died in November 2021 while attempting a two-jet formation approach with two instructor pilots on a runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

By Rachel S. Cohen

10 months ago

Laughlin Air Force Base identifies student pilot killed in T-38C mishap Friday

Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas has identified the pilot killed in the mishap involving two T-38 Talons Friday as a student aviator.

By Kent Miller

17 months ago

One dead, two injured in T-38C mishap at Laughlin Air Force Base

Seven people have died in T-38 Talon accidents since October 2017.

By Rachel S. Cohen

17 months ago

‘Be a bro’: How a commander’s sexism derailed this pilot training class — and brought down AETC leaders

There are two types of women who fly in Combat Air Forces, a female student pilot was told by her flight commander in early 2018.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

How the Air Force halved T-6 hypoxia cases in 2019

Pilots flying the T-6 trainer had 41 hypoxia-like episodes in 2019.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago