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  • HIMARS rocks Emerald Warrior 2013

    It was just a few minutes past 8 a.m. when the first of two MC-130J Commando II aircraft from Cannon Air Force Base N.M., touched down on the Red Horse landing zone at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. April 24, 2013. Its cargo, a highly-trained group of U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne

  • Flight kitchen keeps Airmen going

    The Pecos Trail Dining Facility at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., has stopped serving the traditional Midnight Meal offered at most dining facilities. Instead, starting May 1, 2013, the Flight Kitchen will extend their hours to 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. This change will provide food service through the

  • Be your own doctor auto

    For Air Commandos who love do-it-yourself projects and are not afraid to get their hands dirty, the classes offered by the Auto Skills Center at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M, are ideal.The Auto Skills Center is scheduled to teach a Basic Car Care Class from 5:30 -7:30 p.m., May 10, 2013. Some elements

  • 27 SOW quarterly award winners recognized

    Winners of the 27th Special Operations Wing first quarter awards were officially announced during a luncheon at the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 26. Winners were selected based on outstanding accomplishments during the months of January through March. Congratulations go out to

  • AFSOC supports 'Every Dollar Counts' initiative

    In the wake of sequestration, Air Force leaders are calling upon Airmen to share their best money-saving ideas through the Every Dollar Counts campaign.Since Air Force Special Operations Command is at the tip of the spear, both in garrison and deployed, Air Commandos are in the best position to

  • Enduring environmental endeavors

    Celebrated for more than two decades at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Earth Day and Arbor Day festivities took place with a 5K race, tree planting ceremony and energy conservation awareness education booths, April 22-25.Though these observances give people a time to focus on being environmentally

  • Never again: Holocaust observance at Cannon

    Air Commandos and base leadership quietly entered a room filled with a sea of candles spread across tables in observance of a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 13. Seated shoulder to shoulder, Airmen read the picture laden cards set before them, each telling

  • 33 SOS named AFSOC Special Operations Squadron of the Year

    In 2012, the gryphons of the 33rd Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., encountered challenges and struck them down with courage; they faced roadblocks and leveled them with innovation; they endured deficits and overcame them with growth.Despite being the lowest manned Remote

  • Inaugural Cannon Helping Hands celebration

    Families crowed into the Drop Zone for the inaugural Cannon Helping Hands celebration at Cannon Air Force Base N.M., April 19.Cannon Helping Hands is a collaboration of a multitude of base agencies. The agencies worked together to help bring awareness of base programs and products available to

  • Early kindergarten registration

    School is about to end, but early registration for kindergarten is just beginning. Clovis Municipal Schools will hold early registration for kindergarten students April 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Portales Municipal Schools will hold its early registration period May 1-3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Both school

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