Military student helps fellow scholars

Military students face a unique set of challenges compared to other students who aren’t from military families. Starting a new school in a different area multiple times throughout your childhood can be challenging. One student from the local Cannon Air Force Base community along with his peers took

The Bite of Zika: Healthy Habits for Travel

Are you planning on traveling soon? If so, your Public Health Office would like to ensure you are prepared for any travel related health alert you may encounter. The Zika virus has made its way to the United States. The Zika virus is spread primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito, but can

Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15.This new change aligns the Air Force’s installation access policy with requirements of the Real ID

Coping with stress through healthy thinking

Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

Webb takes command of AFSOC

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb took command of Air Force Special Operations Command July 19 here in the Freedom Hangar.Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, presided over the ceremony where Webb replaced Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, who will go on to serve as the principal deputy director of cost

Policy changes allow Airmen to retrain into special operations

-- In a move to meet the high-demand signal for the Air Force’s Battlefield Airmen, the service announced changes to retraining and cross-flow, outlined in a policy memorandum dated April 25.The changes allow Airmen to be released from their current jobs in the Air Force to retrain into the Special

Back to School Physical Day

The Family Health Clinic is offering walk-in sports and school physicals on August 3, 2016. The hours are from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The time is only set aside for physicals and not for acute or chronic medical problems. For more information please contact the medical appointment line staff: (575)

Paper, money, muscle accomplish mission requirements

The teamwork of the 27th Special Operations Contracting, Civil Engineer and Comptroller Squadrons is not often recognized, but the Air Commandos of Cannon Air Force Base reap the benefits of the hard work of these agencies every day.These Air Commandos cross-utilize their strengths seamlessly as

Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation awards academic scholarships to Cannon Family

Cannon ATV rollover mishap investigation complete

Air Force Special Operations Command has released the results of a ground accident investigation board examining what caused the death of Staff Sgt. Jordan Lewis, a CV-22 flight engineer, on May 11, 2015.Lewis, who was working with the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron at Cannon Air Force