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  • Security Forces Airmen are issued a "best friend"

    Outside the kennels at Kandahar Airfield in late March, several otherwise stoic security forces Airmen gushed to their dogs, which jumped happily as they were released into the rocky yard.The Airmen stressed, however, that these are not pets. These are working dogs.At Kandahar Airfield, military

  • Cannon schedules Earth Day/Arbor Day activities

    The 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron's Natural Resources Management Flight has sponsored an annual Earth Day/Arbor Day celebration since 1992 and earned Tree City USA status since 1998. The celebration is held each April with events to promote awareness that involve the base and local

  • Street renamed in honor of Cannon fallen hero

    A ceremony was held at the firehouse here April 8 to rename Argentia Avenue to Kermit Evans Avenue in honor of one of Cannon's own, Captain Kermit Evans, former Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight commander, 27th Civil Engineer Squadron. Captain Evans was killed in action during a deployment in Iraq

  • What you need to know about new travel card program

    The Air Force is currently in the process of converting from the Government Travel Card (GTC) to a new Controlled Spend Account (CSA) travel card. According to Air Force officials, the new card will offer greater flexibility in meeting the cardholder's travel needs. Characteristics of the new card

  • 522 SOS Fireballs return to Cannon

    The 522nd Special Operations Squadron, the Fireballs, were welcomed back to the U.S. Air Force at Cannon in a reactivation ceremony at the Drop Zone, April 7. Lt. Col. Paul Pendleton, a seasoned aviator, assumed command of the 522 SOS. He will lead the unit in its new role as the U.S. Air Force's

  • Lubbock mayor declares Cannon AFB personnel honorary citizens

    A mayoral proclamation designating Cannon Air Force Base as Lubbock, Texas' "hometown military installation" was presented to Col. Wesley Norris, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group commander, at the monthly meeting of the Lubbock Lions Club April 5.The proclamation further declared all U.S.

  • Operation Purple Program offers summer camps for military kids

    Operation Purple camps are a time for having fun, making friends, and reminding military kids that they are the nation's youngest heroes. The mission of the Operation Purple program, sponsored by the National Military Family Association, is to empower military children and their families to develop

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