Soldiers with the 19th Special Forces Group talk while a C-130 prepares to take off in the distance at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Sept. 19, 2012. Melrose has been an integral part of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., since the early 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece)
Soldiers with the 19th Special Forces Group watch as a C-130 prepares to take off at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Sept. 19, 2012. Melrose has been an integral part of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., since the early 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece)
A soldier with the 19th Special Forces Group adjusts an antenna on a Humvee during a training mission at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Sept. 19, 2012. Melrose has been an integral part of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., since the early 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece)
A soldier with the 19th Special Forces Group communicates via headset with aircrew at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Sept. 19, 2012. Melrose has been an integral part of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., since the early 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece)
A C-130 takes off into the sunset at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Sept 19, 2012. Melrose has been an integral part of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., since the early 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece)
by Airman 1st Class Eboni Reece
27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
9/24/2012 - CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Soldiers from a detachment of the 1st Battalion with the 19th Special Forces Group travelled to Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., for training missions, Sept. 17- 19.
Melrose is operated by Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., and provides a place for realistic training of ground and air forces vital to operational readiness.
The range is used for training such as air-to-ground, small arms and electronic combat.
