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  • Beat the summer heat: 79 days of savings at Cannon Exchange restaurants

    As temperatures heat up this summer, the discounts inside direct operated Exchange restaurants are getting cooler for Military Star Card holders at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. From July 5 to Sept. 21, every food or drink order made with a Military Star Card will be discounted by 20 percent - a full

  • Civil Air Patrol hosts open house

    The Civil Air Patrol Clovis High Plains Composite Squadron hosted an open house at the Clovis Municipal Airport in Clovis, N.M., June 22. Spectators were able to get close and personal with CAP aircraft, such as the Cessna 172, 182 and 206, while being treated to mission aerial displays with an

  • 27 SOW activates 27 SOAOS

    The addition of the 27th Special Operations Air Operations Squadron to the 27th Special Operations Wing was marked by a squadron activation ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 27.Taking command of the newly minted squadron was Lt. Col. Edward Espinoza, who is charged with the

  • Need to knows about retraining

    The U.S. Air Force approved the release of the fiscal year 2014 Active Duty NCO Retraining Program implementation instructions for Phase I and II, June 3. Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., are being provided additional information regarding the program as a way to help optimize the

  • Wing takes stand against sexual assault

    All services were directed by the Secretary of Defense to conduct a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Stand-Down Day for military and civilian personnel before July 1, 2013. At the Cannon Air Force Base SAPR Stand-Down Day June 21, Col. Buck Elton, 27th Special Operation Wing commander, spoke

  • New Mexico government conference at 27 SOW

    The 27th Special Operations Wing greeted more than 50 local government officials as part of the New Mexico Association of Counties tour at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 19. Col. Dave Piech, 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group commander, invited the group as part of the wing's ongoing

  • Scholarships for Military Children provided at Cannon

    One lucky recent Texico High School graduate was provided with a scholarship through the Defense Commissary Agency at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 13, 2013. The scholarship was administered by the Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to service members and

  • 2012 Cannon Water Quality Report released

    The 2012 Water Quality Report from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., has been released and is posted on the base website. Under the "Consumer Confidence Reporting Rule" of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, community water systems must issue water quality information to the consuming public. The report

  • USSOCOM commander visits Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of United States Special Operations Command, and his wife, Georgeann McRaven, for a comprehensive look into operations at Cannon Air Force Base and Melrose Air Force Range N.M., June 19.  Click here for a

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