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  • Inaugural Olympic match held at Cannon

    Emergency first responders with the 27th Special Operations Wing came together to compete and display capabilities in an Olympic-style competition held at Unity Park here, July 12. The joint training competition pulled participants from Bioenvironmental Engineering, Emergency Management and Fire

  • Cannon visits neighboring airfields

    Dedicated to ensuring the safest possible air operations for both the military and civilian aviators sharing the sky between eastern New Mexico and western Texas, aircrew members from the 27th Special Operations Wing visited six airfields in support of the Air Force's Mid-Air Collision Avoidance

  • Wing commander receives first star

    Brig. Gen. Buck Elton, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, pinned on his first star during a promotion ceremony in the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 2.Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony. Elton's brigadier general

  • Cannon officially StormReady

    The 27th Special Operations Wing has been officially deemed StormReady at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Cannon completed the necessary application and verification phases to be declared StormReady in early 2013 and will soon be formally certified by members of the National Weather Service. While it is

  • 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

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