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  • Rechargeable DVD/CD/MP3 batteries recalled

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries sold with portable

  • Out with the old, inprocessing with the new

    What once took three weeks now takes four hours after the 27th Special Operations Mission Support Squadron Military Personnel Flight recently revamped its inprocessing program. A review of the existing inprocessing program was conducted in July at the request of Col. Timothy Leahy, 27th Special

  • Lifestyle changes can lower breast cancer risk

    Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. According to the American Cancer Society, women have a 13 percent chance of developing invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. About 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 67,770 new cases of localized breast cancer will be

  • Airmen graduate ALS

    Cannon congratulates the following Airmen, who recently graduated from Airman Leadership School.27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Andrew R. Acree Senior Airman Michael E. Dawson Senior Airman Shamara L. Howell Senior Airman Christopher C. Jones Senior Airman

  • Old 'Soldiers' arrive at Melrose for final duty

    Some might view it as an inglorious end to a faithful old solder while others might see it as a final salute to today's warriors. The first shipment of a planned 80 to 100 decommissioned M60 tanks arrived at the Clovis rail yards Sept. 29. Offloading procedures soon began as these old "soldiers'

  • TRICARE covers flu vaccination

    Although flu season typically peaks in February, those of us with kids know we're lucky to get through October without one of them bringing more than just homework home from school. Then it's only a matter of time before that bug jumps from one member of the family to the next. But TRICARE can help

  • Cannon conducting controlled burn at the Melrose Air Force Range

    The Cannon Air Force Base Fire Department will be conducting prescribed burns from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Oct. 8 through Oct. 10 on the northeast sector of the Melrose Air Force Range. They will be burning Type 1 fuels, which consist mostly of grasses. People traveling and living around the Melrose

  • Cannon to implement VPP for safety

    As Cannon celebrated the anniversary of its first year under Air Force Special Operations Command, the wing safety office was busy planning the birth of a new program at the base to improve safety. The Voluntary Protection Program, created in 1982, is run by the Occupational Safety and Health

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