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  • Cannon congratulates NCO Academy grads

    Congratulations to the following Cannon Airmen who graduated from Kirtland Noncommissioned Officers Academy, Class 08-6:27th Special Operations Civil Engineer SquadronTech. Sgt. Matthew Kredell - One of two of 54 students to run 153 miles, do 2,750 push-ups and 2,750 sit-ups during the classTech.

  • AFSOC Lance P. Sijan award winners announced

    Congratulations to 27th Special Operations Wing commandos selected to represent Air Force Special Operations Command at the Air Force level for the Lance P. Sijan award. Master Sgt. Daniel Bouchee, 3rd Special Operations Squadron, will represent AFSOC in the senior enlisted category. Tech. Sgt.

  • Sparks fly with new torch

    As shards of hot, burning metal rained onto the floor, spectators, wearing alien-like protective glasses, stared intently at the light show. Thankfully, this was not some close encounter of the third kind, but rather a display by the 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron and its

  • 27th SOCES increases efficiency through reorganization

    In January 2006, faced with budget cuts and manpower reductions, Air Force civil engineers altered their organizational strategies to absorb and minimize the impact of these growing challenges. "This Air Force wide transformation will realign organizational structures at all levels - Air Staff,

  • Commentary - Medical program appreciated

    I have often said the best two decisions I've made in my life were marrying my wife Rachel, and joining the United States Air Force. I never knew how these two choices would one day affect my family. After 11 years in the Air Force with various assignments including a remote tour to Korea and 17

  • 4th Annual Veterans' conference slated for Sept. 17-18

    The New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services, the New Mexico District of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the New Mexico Small Business Development Center Network are cosponsoring the 4th Annual Service Disabled and Veteran Owned Small Business Conference here, Sept. 17-18. There are 41

  • Opportunities abound for aspiring lawyers

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1, 2009, through March 1, 2009. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a

  • Pet Finders match pets with people

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center Pet Finder program provides Cannon personnel the opportunity to find pets through base-wide advertising of available animals. Due to limited space, the Clovis and Portales animal control shelters euthanize surrendered animals one to three days after arrival.

  • Airmen connect to past, prepare for future

    History lies within all of us, and for members of one Cannon organization, more than 60 years of military experience was shared between veterans. The Middle Tier, an organization representing junior noncommissioned officers, visited the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, Aug. 28, located 90 miles