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  • Hearts apart spouses meal

    The Pecos Trail Dining Facility echoed with laughter as more than 100 spouses and their family members attended the Hearts Apart deployed spouses meal at Cannon Air Force Base N.M., Dec. 3. Spouses of deployed Air Commandos and their children enjoyed a free meal courtesy of the Airman & Family

  • Air Commandos ride Holiday Express

    Air Commandos and their families from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. took a special train ride on the Holiday Express hosted by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in Clovis, N.M., Dec. 3.The BNSF Railway paid tribute to military families by offering an exclusive train ride in its vintage

  • Excelling into a promotion

    The Stripes for Exceptional Performers program is extremely competitive. Only the best Airmen are selected each year for promotion outside of the normal testing cycle. Out of 731 eligible technical sergeants in Air Force Special Operations Command, only two master sergeant ranks were allotted for

  • 2013 Scholarships for Military Children opens Dec. 3

    In 2012, the Scholarships for Military Children Program celebrated a major milestone as it reached more than $10 million in scholarships awarded to 6,742 students from around the globe.It's time, once again, to add to these impressive numbers, as applications for the 2013 Scholarships for Military

  • Volunteering to move

    When the moving men arrived at Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis, N.M., Nov. 29, they sported a different uniform than the normal crew. In camouflage green, Airmen from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., eager to lend a helping hand, carried furniture and a resident's belongings down the

  • Gaining rank over the phone

    Col. Buck Elton, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, presented an Airman from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., with an unexpected Stripe for Exceptional Performers promotion, Nov 29, 2012.Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfannenstiel, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal

  • Cannon rings in the holiday season

    The holiday season is upon us and with it came the annual parade and tree lighting ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov.29.The parade consisted of several squadron-made floats, as well as a fire truck bearing Santa and Mrs. Claus. It made its way through Joe Cannon Estates base housing and

  • AFSOC command chief visits Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed Chief Master Sgt. William Turner, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, during his visit to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 26 thru 29.Turner, who was previously command chief for the 27 SOW, made a special visit to the western home of Air

  • Cannon to host Commando Cookie Drop

    To the dismay of gingerbread men and women everywhere, the First Sergeant's Association at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., is scheduled to host a Commando Cookie Drop at the Cannon Community Chapel, Dec. 14, 2012.The cookie drop, which will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., provides Air Commandos and

  • Coalition ground force support

    The 16th Special Operations Squadron participated in a routine exercise as part of continuous training efforts at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8. The squadron's AC-130H Spectre gunship supported training of coalition ground forces while flying over White Sands Missile Range, N.M.The AC-130H

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