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Johnston takes command of the 27th Special Operations Wing

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A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing lands at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 10, 2025. The mission of the CV-22 is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Gottschling)

An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron takes off from the runway at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 22, 2024. The AC-130J provides ground forces an expeditionary, direct-fire platform that is persistent, ideally suited for urban operations and delivers precision low-yield munitions against ground targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Williams)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Mission Sustainment Team prepares to refuel an MQ-9 Reaper at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, Dec. 16, 2024. Exercise Reaper Castillo validated the MQ-9’s ability to conduct key operations in austere environments, including dirt-strip landings, refueling, rearming and rapid relaunch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess)

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Cannon Air Force Base local educators sit on the ramp of an MC-130J during a flight scheduled for Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations Day over New Mexico, Sept. 28, 2024. The flight provided educators with a firsthand experience of traveling in a military aircraft, helping them understand the physical and emotional toll experienced by deployed service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess)

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Cannon Air Force Base originally named Portair Field, was founded as a civilian passenger facility in the 1920s. While it has existed in one form or another since then, the airfield was redesignated as Cannon Air Force Base in September 1947 with the establishment of the United States Air Force. In February of 1959, Cannon Air Force Base assumed the designation of the 27th, and in 2006 became home to the 27th Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command’s premier readiness wing. Today, we are strengthening relationships with our partners and allies and leveraging our unique special operations capabilities to enable the joint force to deter, compete, and win. The threats and operating environment have shifted, and today’s challenge is to remain a step ahead of our peer competitors and adversaries, anytime, any place, anywhere. Steadfast is not just an ode to our history, it is a promise to our future. We are Air Commandos, holding the steadfast line.

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