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  • A meeting of the Daedalians

    The Order of Daedalians, Clovis, N.M., chapter, held their first meeting of the year at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 26. During the gathering Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27th Special Operations Wing command chief, briefed them on the base's mission.The Order of Daedalians was created in

  • EPIC Tour rocks Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing hosted several bands as part of the EPIC Tour summer concert series June 27, in the Drop Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Gabe Kubanda, Lost In Atlantis and School Boy Humor provided live entertainment to Air Commandos stationed here as well as members of the

  • 27 SOW receives "Excellent" CUI rating

    The 27th Special Operations Wing closed its 2012 Air Force Special Operations Command Consolidated Unit Inspection July 30 with the wing earning an overall "Excellent" inspection rating. This year's CUI was the first of its kind for AFSOC. The task presented to the wing was formidable - prepare the

  • Loadmasters in flight

    A reservist from Duke Field, Fla., Tech. Sgt. Brock Harrell, 5th Special Operations Squadron, trained as a loadmaster with instructor Tech. Sgt. Phillip Blackford, 551st Special Operations Squadron, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 17, 2012.Air Commandos from the 318th Special Operations

  • Upcoming Organizational Safety Assessment

    The Air Force Safety Center's Organizational Safety Assessment team is scheduled to arrive at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., next week to identify known and unknown safety-related risks and provide possible response options to wing leadership. Hosted by the Wing Safety office, the OSA is a preventive

  • Cannon welcomes next command chief

    The 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., welcomed its new command chief June 22. Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27 SOW command chief, succeeded Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, who left Cannon in May to become the Combined Joint Special Operations Aviation Component

  • Cannon achieves serene state

    The Base Chapel sponsored the Buddhist Meditation and Yoga Workshop, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July, 8. The event was lead by U.S. Army Capt. Somya Malasri, 593rd Sustainment Brigade chaplain, and included a yoga session as well as a home-made lunch buffet. Malasri is currently the only active

  • AF announces ITDY policy change

    Air Force officials recently announced new policy pertaining to travel and transportation allowances provided to Airmen tasked with 365-day extended deployments, also referred to as Indeterminate TDYs. Beginning July 1, the Air Force will longer refer to 365-day extended deployments as ITDYs.

  • Vote today, shape tomorrow - every vote counts

    The 27th Special Operations Wing Voting Assistance Program ensures all wing personnel, dependents, civilian contractors and voting-aged individuals are aware of how to register to vote in national, state and local elections. "A lot of people have the mindset that their vote doesn't matter and that

  • Talon makes final flight to Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing held an aircraft retirement ceremony on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22. Col. Buck Elton, 27 SOW commander, was on board the MC-130E Combat Talon I, tail number 64-0523, as it made its final flight into Cannon from Duke Field, Fla.This

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