{"id":45333,"date":"2018-10-31T17:27:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T17:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/31\/three-commanders-fired-from-laughlin-flying-training-wing-for-failing-to-stop-misconduct\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:46:26","slug":"three-commanders-fired-from-laughlin-flying-training-wing-for-failing-to-stop-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/31\/three-commanders-fired-from-laughlin-flying-training-wing-for-failing-to-stop-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Three commanders fired from Laughlin flying training wing for failing to stop misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commander of the 47th Flying Training Wing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2015\/10\/13\/welsh-vows-review-of-three-laughlin-pilots-punished-for-text-messages\/\" target=_blank>Laughlin Air Force Base<\/a> in Texas, his operations group commander and a flying training squadron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/12\/07\/air-force-fired-commander-tried-to-hide-relationship-with-enlisted-airman\/\" target=_blank>commander have been relieved<\/a> for failing to stop officer misconduct there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. 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