Military Family of the Year nominations

To honor the contributions families make to the military and the mission, November is recognized as Military Family Month. Cannon recognized its first Military Family of the Year in 2006, and we are now soliciting nominations for Cannon AFB 2008 Military Family of the Year. We know there are some

3rd SOS changes leadership, transfers to Cannon

Just one week after the 27th Special Operations Wing marked its first year at Cannon Air Force Base, the 3rd Special Operations Squadron commemorated its transfer from Nellis AFB, Nev., to Cannon AFB in a change-of-command ceremony Oct. 8. In front of a backdrop of parachuting Special Operations

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

Cannon Commandos recognized

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