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  • DBIDS registration mandatory Nov. 1 for base access

    Beginning November 1, everybody who has an identification card to allow them access to the base will have to be registered in the Defense Biometrics Identification System to gain entrance.  Anyone who is not registered on that date will be directed to the Visitor Control Center for registration,

  • President extends deadline for stop loss benefit

    Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until Dec. 3 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution signed by the president Sept. 30.The new Dec. 3 deadline extends the original Oct. 21 cutoff for applications and allows eligible

  • Cannon kids enjoy day of play

    As if they needed a reason, children at the base here participated in an official "Worldwide Day of Play," Sept. 25, in an event that encourages youngsters to turn off their televisions and computers and go out and play. They, along with many parents, gathered at the Youth Center to hula hoop, toss

  • What's your Energy I.Q.?

    In this modern world, we depend on fossil fuels. Billions of dollars and valuable natural resources are wasted each year by simply not thinking or not knowing how much energy we use in our everyday activities. October is Energy Awareness Month, and during  the next four weeks issues associated with

  • Smoke alarms: up, down and all around

    The Cannon AFB Fire Department will host activities during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 3-9 to promote "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!" locally, and to help base residents understand the National Fire Protection Association smoke alarm recommendations. Through these educational, family

  • Community notes

    Obstetrics Open House at Plains RegionalPlains Regional Medical Center along with the 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Women's Medical Center and La Casa Health Care will host an open house September 24 at 10 a.m. at the medical center. There will be a focus group that will include several new

  • Don’t take a chance, get a flu shot!

    If nine out of 10 people who played the lottery actually won, who wouldn't want to try their chances?When it comes to flu shots, it's the same odds. Nine out of 10 healthy people who get a seasonal flu shot, don't get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).With

  • Cooler weather, shorter days in store for Cannon

    September begins the gradual but perceptible transition from summer into autumn and features some of the most pleasant weather conditions of the year here. Qualitatively speaking, the typical summertime pattern of relatively frequent late day thunderstorms diminishes through the month as the sun's

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