27th Special Operations Wing News

  • The 27th Special Operations Wing commander, Col. Robert A. Masaitis, signs into effect Arbor Day ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., on April 26, 2021. The tree planting ceremony highlights the goal of building a sustainable future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcel Williams)

    Emphasis on Environment

    Cannon takes steps towards environmental consciousness with tree planting ceremony.
  • Members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron stand together for a group photo after a fini flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 29, 2021. The 551 SOS will be standing down June 15, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon R. Walter III)

    551st Flies One Last Time

    Members of the 551st Special Operations Squadron took an AC-130W aircraft for one last flight here, April 29, 2021. The flight commemorated the drawdown of the 551 SOS. The squadron will be officially made inactive June 15, 2021, but the flight marked the end of mission qualification training at the 551 SOS.
  • Man in a black shirt, black shorts and a wide-brim bucket hat watches others run around him on a track.

    A Little Sweat is Good for the Swole

    The Human Performance Program aims to assist in creating more complete Airmen
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Masaitis, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, experiences an MC-130J Commando II aircraft virtual reality maintenance training program during an Air Education and Training Command Integrated Technology Platform demonstration April 15, 2021, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Masaitis and other wing leaders learned how fully functioning VR programs are ready to roll out to squadrons and how they can assimilate the technology into current and future operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)

    VR Future is Ready Now

    Since the ITP’s inception in 2019, Airmen, contractors and partners achieved a fully operational VR acquisition and roll-out plan enabling wings across all major commands to assimilate new technology into their units. Col. Robert Masaitis, 27 SOW commander, is ready to take the next step.
  • Senior Airman Charson Ashcraft, a laboratory technician assigned to the 27th Special Operations Healthcare Operations Squadron, looks through a microscope to perform a blood count at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 12, 2021. Lab technicians perform duties such as blood counts in order to ensure the health and safety of the Air Force's number one priority, Airmen and their dependents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Storer)

    27 SOMDG Celebrates Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

    Getting blood drawn can be a daunting task for some individuals and getting swabbed for COVID can be
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Air Force News

  • Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth (center), Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. (left) and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond prepare to answer questions during the House Appropriations Committee on Defense during a virtual hearing at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 7, 2021. Committee members raised topics that included confronting new and emerging threats, air and space superiority, and nuclear deterrence.

    Roth, Brown, Raymond present Air, Space Forces priorities to Congress

    Appearing alongside Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Roth told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense that the Air and Space Forces continue to recalibrate their practices, personnel and policies to address “peer adversaries” after years focusing primarily on terrorism.
  • Aircrew members with the 9th Bomb Squadron conduct preflight inspections in a B-1B Lancer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2021. This aircraft was flown to Tinker AFB, Okla. for structures prototyping evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

    First B-1Bs resume flight operations

    The first B-1B Lancers resumed flight operations May 3 following a safety stand-down issued April 20 by Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft.
  • Thunderbirds return to St. Joseph for Sound of Speed Air Show

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • CSAF letter to Air Force spouses

    Dear Air Force Spouses,Thank you for your courage and strength, and for being part of our Air Force
  • An F-15EX takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in support of Northern Edge 2021. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in the joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs.

    F-15EX take to the Alaska skies for testing

    Just weeks after delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the F-15EX – both 001 and 002 – have taken to the Alaska skies for exercise Northern Edge 21, May 3-14.
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