Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon's Air Force Sergeant's Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Jette Carr)
Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon's Air Force Sergeant's Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Jette Carr)
Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon's Air Force Sergeant's Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Jette Carr)
Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon's Air Force Sergeant's Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Jette Carr)
Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon’s Air Force Sergeant’s Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon's Air Force Sergeant's Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Jette Carr)
Air Commandos transform into their undead alter egos in preparation for the upcoming Zombie 5K/run obstacle course scheduled to take place at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, Oct. 19, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The event, hosted by Cannon’s Air Force Sergeant’s Association, challenges human runners to navigate a 3.2 mile course while evading the clutches of the zombie horde that will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after them. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)
by Senior Airman Whitney Tucker
27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
10/11/2012 - CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Autumn has breathed her cool breath on the sleepy community of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The leaves have left behind the vibrant greens of summer for the deep gold and scarlet of fall. Sparrows are singing, bunnies are frolicking, zombies are biting...wait, what?
At the height of zombie hysteria in the U.S., the Air Force Sergeant's Association at Cannon is scheduled to host a free Zombie 5K at the Whispering Winds Golf Course at 7:30 a.m., Oct. 19. The fun run will not only provide a chance to flee from the zombie horde; participants will also face a host of skin-crawling, teeth-chattering obstacles along the way.
In order for humans to survive infection and complete the course alive, they must participate in all obstacles and cross the finish line with at least one of their original two health flags intact. Sound easy? Think again. A gang of ravenous zombies will be crawling, lumbering and sprinting after competitors as they attempt to navigate the grueling 3.2 mile course.
Makeup wielding volunteers from agencies across base will be stationed at the golf course pavilion prior to the race in order to transform Air Commandos into their brain-loving, undead alter egos.
Most red-blooded Americans get into the holiday spirit by carving pumpkins, curling up in front of a crackling fire or clambering onto tractors for a good old fashioned hay ride. For Air Commandos at the 27th Special Operations Wing, this simply will not due. They prefer to run screaming through the streets with an army of the undead hot on their heels.
