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  • Air Commandos go 1, 1 in pre-season match up

    Tensions flared and the Cannon - Holloman rivalry blazed red hot during a pre-season double-header featuring not one, but two of New Mexico's elite basketball teams at the base Fitness Center, Sept. 15, 2012.After back-to-back games and three hours of intense play, men's varsity members from Cannon

  • HAWC PT experiment

    Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., are feeling the burn as they participate in a trial physical training program mandated by the Air Force Medical Operations Agency.This eight week program, run by the Health and Wellness Center, involves a healthy amount of running and circuit training.

  • AFSOC commander, civic leaders tour Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, upon his arrival at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 12. The three-star general arrived at the western home of Air Commandos as part of a local civic leader tour. These tours are used

  • In-house project to have huge impact

    Everyone likes the idea of saving a little extra green. But when it's Air Force green that's being saved, it's something the entire force can benefit from. Tech. Sgt. Shaun Lyle and Harry Zalewski, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, created the 27 SOCES Specialized Maintenance Team in

  • Operation Homecoming

    Before swearing in and signing on the dotted line to become a member of the U.S. Air Force, each individual is informed of the unique challenges of this career. The life of a military member is full of sacrifice - for the men and women in blue, country comes before self.Airmen, however, aren't the

  • Coming together, helping the community

    Dozens of Air Commandos stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., visited the Clovis Hillcrest Zoo as part of a volunteer beautification project, Aug. 31. Cannon's 5/6ers president, Staff Sgt. Fernando Gutierrez, 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, took care of organizing and

  • 9/11: Air Commandos run to remember

    When 200,000 tons of steel fell from the sky on Sept. 11, 2001 trapping thousands of New Yorkers beneath the smoldering remains of what had once been the beating heart of the American dream, a generation learned the true meaning of loss; loss of a loved one, loss of peace of mind and the loss of a

  • Upcoming exercise prompts preparation

    The 27th Special Operations Wing is scheduled to conduct a major accident response exercise Sept. 20 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Everyone on base between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. should expect extensive delays and changes to normal operations. Both gates to the installation will shut down for

  • Strengthening community bonds

    As part of Air Force Special Operations Command, the 27th Special Operations Wing and its Air Commandos are part of a proud history and bound to a commitment of unpredictable sacrifices. The men and women proudly serving at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., share unique qualities that set them apart as

  • Cannon breaks ground for future dorm

    The 27th Special Operations Wing held a ground breaking ceremony for the newest unaccompanied Airmen dormitory at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 27.The new dorms will alleviate many Airmen from having to live in double occupancy."We are working toward single occupancy and this will move us closer

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