Laughlin Air Force Base

[lahf-lin]

noun

1. U.S. Air Force installation in SW Texas, SE of Del Rio.

Example Sentences

Chuck DeVore, from a conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation, was among those who spoke up in favour of the bill - highlighting the need to "keep hostile regimes away from our military bases, farmland, and infrastructure, like Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas, or the ranches feeding our state".

From BBC

The legislative effort was prompted in part by Chinese businessman Sun Guangxin's controversial purchase of 140,000 acres land in Texas for a wind farm between 2016 and 2018, including land near Laughlin Air Force Base.

From BBC

The company bought over 130,000 acres of land in Val Verde County, Texas, an area known as Devils River that is about 30 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border and close to Laughlin Air Force Base, a key Air Force training base.

From Washington Times

U.S. officials reviewed concerns about the location being too near Laughlin Air Force Base and determined it wasn’t a threat.

From Seattle Times

When a Chinese billionaire with ties to the CCP gradually acquired 140,000 acres of land for a windmill farm in Val Verde County, Texas, multiple outlets reported that it raised concerns because of how close the project was to Laughlin Air Force Base.

From Washington Times