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  • 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

  • Honorary commanders welcomed for 27 SOMSG tour

    The 27th Special Operations Wing opened its doors to seven honorary commanders for a behind the scenes look into the mission support capabilities at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 10. The 27 SOW Honorary Command Program is geared toward fostering military pride and local support from a broad

  • Operation Homecoming

    U.S. Air Commandos returning from deployment were welcomed home by 27th Special Operations Wing leadership, family members and friends during Operation Homecoming at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 9. Operation Homecoming is a monthly event that reunites Cannon's Air Commandos with their loved

  • The Great American Clean Up

    Flocks of volunteers wearing bright yellow t-shirts and carrying trash bags took to the streets for the annual Great American Clean Up in Clovis, N.M., April 6.Teams spread across the city to gather as much trash as they could from eight in the morning until noon.More than 150 Air Commandos from

  • A run worthy of heroes

    The Veterans of Foreign War Chapter 3280 co-sponsored the Run for Heroes at Ned Houk Park in Clovis, N.M., April 6. The 5K, 10K, and 400M dash featured in the event drew in members from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., and surrounding communities. More than $1,400 was raised which will directly benefit

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