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  • Supplemental promotions announced

    Congratulations to the following six Airmen selected for supplemental promotion in July: Senior Master Sgt. selectee Master Sgt. James Vaughan, 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; Master Sgt. selectees Tech. Sgt.  Anthony Holland, 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron,

  • 332nd ECES firefighters save lives, property

    To say the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight here is "busy" might be an understatement. It's like saying the summer heat at Joint Base Balad is "a little warm."The Balad Fire Emergency Services Flight consists of about 60 Air Force and Army firefighters, with

  • Air Commandos welcome its newest citizens

    The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed its newest U.S. citizens at The Landing Zone, July 8, in a naturalization ceremony that included a video message from President Barack Obama, remarks by Col. Stephen Clark, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, and presentation of citizenship certificates.

  • It takes strength...to quit

    More than 1,000 people die every day in the United States. And these people could have prevented their deaths.That's because those 1,000 people died from tobacco-caused diseases, the leading reason for preventable death in the United States, according to the American Lung Association. The key here

  • 'Bad guys' add realism to capabilities exercise

    The Army Special Forces team jumped out of a Cannon MC-130W and deployed their parachutes to slowly descend to the landing zone. After hitting the hard New Mexico soil, they fanned out and moved toward their objective.This began the scenario of the Cannon capabilities exercise held June 24 for

  • Cannon Airman lives 'excellence in all we do'

    A Cannon Airman has given new meaning to the Air Force core value, "excellence in all we do," after having trained thousands of hours to help his team place first in a recent armed forces triathlon, while still volunteering countless hours to the local community.Capt. Ken Corigliano of Cannon's 11th

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