Located in Del Rio, Texas, Laughlin AFB is the largest pilot training base in the U.S. Air Force! Since World War II, it has transformed from a wartime training field into one of the most important engines of airpower in Air Education and Training Command. Today, Laughlin trains future aviators in the T-6A Texan II and the T-38C Talon, producing more than 400 new pilots each year—nearly one-third of the Air Force’s total. As the T-1A Jayhawk retires and the T-7A Red Hawk prepares to enter servic