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  • Commanders, chiefs victorious over ALS

    Commanders and chiefs with the 27th Special Operations Wing took on students with the Airman Leadership School in several back-to-back volleyball games in the Fitness Center at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 23. Col. Buck Elton, 27 SOW commander, played his final match against the ALS as he

  • Pool memorialization ceremony honors SOF hero

    Air Commandos with the 27th Special Operations Wing gathered during the Memorial Holiday weekend for a memorialization ceremony to honor a fallen service member at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 27. The DZ Pool was named in remembrance of Daniel L. Zerbe, a pararescueman who formally served under

  • CAP holds change of command, seeks new recruits

    The Eastern New Mexico squadron of the Civil Air Patrol hosted a change of command ceremony at the Army National Guard Armory in Clovis, N.M., May 28.During the ceremony, Col. Mark Smith, New Mexico Wing CAP commander, relieved 1st Lt. David O'Leary of command of the Clovis High Plains Composite

  • Air commandos get active

    Sports lovers were dared to get off the sideline and get in the game this month in celebration of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. During this month, awareness is raised about the important role physical activity plays in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Several events and competitions

  • ALS lends hand in local community

    Members of the Airman Leadership School at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., brandished power hoses and scrubbers to restore an F-111 Aardvark static display to its former glory during a community clean-up in Portales, N.M., May 18.The ALS Program is considered a milestone for most enlisted Air Force

  • Sports physicals to be offered at 27 SOMDG

    As sports season kicks into high-gear for summer and a new school year approaches, the 27th Special Operations Medical Group at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., would like to ensure children are safe and healthy before they participate in sporting activities. To accommodate parents and help prepare

  • Karaoke Commandos

    Whether a novice or professional vocalist on the big stage at the Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Community Center, free Karaoke Friday Night awoke the innermost performer in each active audience member, May 17. The event included a professional-grade karaoke system, home theater seats, large bean bag

  • Veteran honored, laid to rest

    The Cannon Honor Guard laid to rest Johnny D. Morgan, a World War II veteran and member of the Roosevelt County National Guard in Portales, N.M., May 16.Morgan served as a combat medic with the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion. As a combat medic, he treated many soldiers and civilians, and was awarded

  • To have, hold, love and cherish

    According to the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps, more than 5,000 Air Force families have participated in a Marriage Care retreat; and of those, 99 percent reported a strengthened marriage and higher marital satisfaction following the event.Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., is dedicated to the welfare of

  • Cannon, community observe National Police Week

    They are seen every day.Standing in line at the gas station, walking with their children to the bus stop, buying groceries, one of the masses - nobody important. Then they don their uniform and everything changes. They become the protectors, the ones called in times of need, the ones counted on to

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