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  • Raider Reunited

    SOF legend visits Cannon, aircraft he flew in historic operation

  • The Final Frontier

    First Intelligence Officer from Cannon AFB to transfer to Space Force

  • The Privilege of Service

    “Why am I doing this?”It was all I could think as I pulled up to the main gate here for the first time last Veteran’s Day. I had just arrived at my first assignment since leaving the Air Force Reserve for the active-duty component a few weeks prior, and I felt like I should be excited to be starting

  • 27 SOCS tests new equipment, supports special tactics training

    The 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron utilized new equipment to provide over 60 special tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, with network access to ensure that the teams could have full access to the necessary resources to

  • Dedicated crew chiefs say farewell to Tail No. 1303

    The 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit said farewell to one of its AC-130W Stinger II gunships as it took its final flight from Cannon, Oct. 19, 2020, before permanently retiring from air operations.Officially labeled as Tail No. 1303, the aircraft was received from the Lockheed-Martin factory, June 6,

  • Meet your Privatized Housing Resident Advocate

    Ever heard of a Privatized Housing Resident Advocate? If not, it is probably because the position is a fairly new one implemented by the Department of Defense with one goal in mind – significantly improve the housing customer service experience for its military residents.Within a year timeframe, the

  • Air Commando Association: Rucking for a cause

    The Air Commando Association held their 4th annual ruck march at CAFB Oct. 13, 2020. The event raised awareness and funds for the organization as well as generating non-perishable food items to the local community. “Holding this ruck march was important for a variety of reasons,” said Tech. Sgt.

  • Cannon Finance goes virtual

    The Cannon finance team recently rolled out the Comptroller Services Portal, a new virtual customer service program, that provides customers a secure way to create online inquiries, track in-progress inquiries from beginning to end and offers a unified platform to search for finance related

  • 27 SOLRS, NDTE team ensures ‘no cracks in the armor’ for troops

    The testing and accountability for the vast number of ballistic plates throughout the military falls on the shoulders of Non-Destructive Testing Equipment teams. Recently, a NDTE crew traveled to Cannon to conduct their testing methods on approximately 20,000 hard armor inserts.