Laughlin Air Force Base is actively trying to connect with local small businesses and wants them to bid on more projects. They're even hosting a free training event on Wednesday morning, May 21, 2025, called "Industry Day," to teach people how to become government contractors. Laughlin AFB awards between $35 and $45 million in contracts each fiscal year, with individual bid solicitations ranging from small purchases to multi-million-dollar projects.

Two DRHS CTE Aircraft Maintenance students had the honor of being recognized during the Best of the West Laughlin Air Force Base Awards

Del Rio Middle School's 8th Grade CTE Engineering classes recently had the privilege of hosting a visit from the 47th Civil Engineering Squa

VPOTUS JD Vance brought SECDEF Pete Hegseth and DNI Tulsi Gabbard aboard Air Force Two and landed at Laughlin Airport (KDLF) on Wednesday.

Vice President JD Vance has just landed in Del Rio, Texas at the Laughlin Air Force Base Airport (KDLF) on Wednesday, March 5.

The SFDR-CISD Career and Technical Education (CTE) department recently hosted a visit for Laughlin Air Force Base (LAFB) personnel. The LAFB

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – At approximately 3:48 a.m. CST on May 23, 2024, Laughlin AFB was notified of the pursuit of a person by the

The 47th Flying Training Wing will participate in a large-scale Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise in Brackettville, TX on 23 May, 2024

At about 9 a.m. CST on April 16, 2024, Val Verde County Sheriff’s Office notified Laughlin Air Force Base security forces that a body was fo

Connect Del Rio's Willard Jenkins is at the 2024 Fiesta of Flight Event! Check back here throughout the day for updates on this live blog