31 Oct 2018

27th SOMDG celebrates 4A/MSC Appreciation Week

The 27th Special Operations Medical Group is celebrating an appreciation week for health administration technicians, also known as 4As, and Medical Service Corps officers at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. The annual appreciation week is an Air Force Medical Service-wide celebration that takes place during the last week of

29 Oct 2018

Cannon claws through golf course zombie run

Participants of the "Zombie Escape Run" at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, finish the 5K event at the marked safe zone Oct. 26, 2018. The running path began, surrounded and cut through the Whispering Winds Golf Course, finally ending in the same place it began. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

26 Oct 2018

Meet the hands that keeps CV-22 instruments working

The Air Force is equipped with aircraft that feature some of the most sophisticated electronic systems in the world. It requires a specialized career field with talented Airmen to maintain and keep the aircraft in top condition.

18 Oct 2018

Area Defense Counsel is more than a legal team

Once an Airman enters the Area Defense Counsel office, they’re greeted with a simple message: our job is to defend you.

4 Oct 2018

Welcome to AMMO Country

Behind a barbed-wire fence, nestled in a corner of Cannon, is an area known as ‘Ammo Country.’ The compound of hangars and concrete-encased storage bunkers holds thousands of pounds of ammunition and explosive ordnance.This series will cover the meticulous process of inspecting, building and transporting the plethora of munitions that sustains the

3 Oct 2018

Cannon’s newest NCOs take part in induction ceremony

Across the base Airmen came together to learn about what it means to become a staff sergeant at a NCO induction ceremony last Friday, Sept. 28, at the Landing Zone here.

1 Oct 2018

Cannon Airmen test mission readiness at Vandenberg AFB

Cannon Airmen traveled to California to test mission capabilities in a full mission profile exercise at Vandenberg Air Force Base and surrounding areas Sept. 17 to 21, 2018.

27 Sep 2018

Hanscom begins Network-as-a-Service experiments

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here awarded two Network-as-a-Service agreements today for a total of $121 million, freeing Airmen currently assigned to support base network operations to transition into core Air Force mission cyber operations. The team used an Other Transaction Agreement for this effort,

27 Sep 2018

Cannon load crew continues hot streak of perfection

As I stepped into the enormous hangar with my camera bag slung over my shoulder, I spotted the team I had heard so much about; the team I was specifically there to meet. The trio, led by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Shamburger, greeted me near an MQ-9 Reaper that was tucked between one of the walls of the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron’s hangar and an AC-130W Stinger II gunship.

26 Sep 2018

Meet the commanders: 27th SOCPTS - Maj. John Forbes

Note: This is part of a planned series of commentaries from commanders across Cannon Air Force Base Sir Isaac Newton is attributed with saying, “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” I’m sure each of you can vividly picture your own personal giants - those intrepid souls who measurably shaped the course of your