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  • HIMARS mission showcases joint-ops capabilities at Emerald Warrior

    Marines from Battery K, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines, performed High Mobility Artillery Rocket System training at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Jan. 24, 2019.A HIMARS is an all-wheel drive tactical vehicle that carries a single six-pack of rockets allowing its crew to launch weapons and move away

  • AF Safety goes mobile

    Air Force Safety Center released a mobile version of the Airman Safety App enabling Airmen at installations Air Force wide to voluntarily report safety issues with their devices as they encounter them.

  • Meet the commanders: 12th SOS - Lt. Col. Stephen Eide

    I must admit, when PA asked me to contribute to their “getting to know the commanders” series with an article on resiliency, I wasn’t sure what I could offer on the subject.  The mighty 12th Special Operations Squadron sustains one of the lowest average deploy-to-dwell ratios in the operations

  • Structures is the foundation of Cannon

    A typical layout of your average Air Force base contains gates that stand as entry points, offices Airmen work in, dormitories housing the first-timers, and hangars protecting our essential aircraft. Here at Cannon, these principal structures are built and maintained by a single unit. The heavy

  • Cannon leadership delivers cookies to Airmen for holidays

    The team behind the cookie drop event pose for a group photo at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 7, 2018. Base leadership, program members and spouses joined forces to deliver approximately 10,000 cookies for the Airmen who live in the dorms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T.

  • Cannon honors 77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

    CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N. M. - Base Honor Guardsmen raised the American flag at 10:48 a.m. local time, at the wing building on base Dec. 7, 2018. This event happened exactly 77 years from the minute when Imperial Japanese aircraft descended upon the naval base at Pearl Harbor and began a surprise

  • Fallen Special Tactics operator remembered during hometown memorial

    Hundreds of Special Tactics Airmen, family and friends gathered to commemorate a fallen teammate, son, fiancé, and warrior during a memorial service, Dec. 6, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The memorial honored the life and legacy of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat

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