Runway ride kicks off motorcycle season at Cannon

A group of motorcyclists gather outside base operations after the second annual Runway Ride at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 6, 2013. The ride consisted of a group trip around the base and down the runway, ending in a group photo on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ericka Engblom)

Runway ride kicks off motorcycle season at Cannon

Motorcyclists ride down the runway during the second annual Runway Ride at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 6, 2013. The ride consisted of a group trip around the base and down the runway, ending in a group photo on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ericka Engblom)

Cannon AFB, Clovis join forces to clean up Highway 60/84

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 27th Special Operations Wing team up with a group of volunteers from Clovis, N.M., and the New Mexico State Highway Department to clean up trash on Highway 60/84 between Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., and Clovis, May 8, 2013. So far, more than 50 Air Commandos have volunteered in the community beautification project to clean the four-mile stretch of road over the next several months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

Cannon AFB, Clovis join forces to clean up Highway 60/84

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jerica Morgan, 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron contract specialist, gathers trash bags on Highway 60/84 between Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., and Clovis, N.M., May 8, 2013. So far, more than 50 Air Commandos have volunteered in the community beautification project to clean the four-mile stretch of road over the next several months. (U.S. Air Force photo/Desiree Ann Montenegro)

Surprise award for outstanding wingman

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27th Special Operations Wing command chief, presents Staff Sgt. Stephen Ross, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron avionics, with the Airmen Against Drunk Driving Volunteer of the Quarter award in the Drop Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 9, 2013. Ross contributed more than 300 hours of service and saved more than a dozen wingmen from resorting to driving under the influence during the months of January through March 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal)

Diamond Sharp airmen: Distinguished disposer

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Vaughan, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal apprentice, stands with EOD equipment at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 10, 2013. Vaughan was recently awarded as a Diamond Sharp award recipient for the month of May. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal)