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  • Dads take baby steps toward learning the basics

    Nine male Airmen were racing to the finish with fierce competition Oct. 13. That is when they were not laughing and asking, "How do I do this again?" The Airmen spent the day at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center learning skills that may not be of first nature to them: they were learning the

  • Sports -- Club championship finishes up golf course season

    The Whispering Winds Golf Course Club Championship, the last major golf tournament of the season, was held on Sept. 15 and 16, with thirty-seven golfers competing for prizes and gift certificates. The player in the Championship Flight, who shot the lowest two-day gross score, was crowned the 2006

  • Cannon pilot earns ACC flying instructor honors

    As a boy, Steven Frodsham was captivated by the model planes his dad displayed in their home. "My father transferred his love of flying to me," said Steven. "He had a bunch of model airplanes in the house and he just always loved military aircraft and aircraft in general, and would take me to air

  • Early detection key to breast cancer survival

    Breast cancer is almost entirely part of womens' unfortunate domain. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Less than 1 percent of breast cancer cases are men. In 2005, when 211,400 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in

  • Cannon firefighters help in Texico blaze

    Cannon Fire Department responded to a request to render mutual aid for a 5,500 gallon fuel spill near Texico on Sept. 20. Two Cannon firefighters responded by pulling the base's 1,000 gallon foam trailer to the spill and teamed with Texico and Clovis Fire Departments to lay a foam suppression

  • Cannon F-16 swap helps maintain mission-ready capability

    The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing replaced its entire F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet this month with aircraft from throughout the U.S to include aircraft from Cannon Air Force Base. The aircraft swap was necessary to maintain a "healthy" force and warfighting capability, said Maj. Leah Fry, 332nd

  • 27th Services Squadron wins intramural golf championship

    Twelve weeks of intramural golf competition came to a close on July 13, with 27th Services Squadron finishing at the top of the standings to win the regular season league title. Services edged 27th Logistics Readiness Squadron by 3.5 points, 27th Communications Squadron finished third followed by

  • Junior golfers tee up at Whispering Winds

    The 12th annual Air Combat Command-sponsored U.S. Kids Golf Program, hosted at the Whispering Winds Golf Course, ended July 21. Many of the children were first-time golfers but two weeks of intensive golf instruction, provided them the basics of the sport. Participants in the clinic were assigned by

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