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  • Exercise Talon Spear: Tested for A2E Concept

    The 27th Special Operations Wing's Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise conducted the first iteration of Exercise Talon Spear, Air Force Special Operations Command’s first Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) collaboration exercise from June 20-23, 2023.The three-day exercise was the first step for

  • Honorable Cisneros and Honorable Wagner visit Cannon AFB

    The Honorable Gilbert Cisneros, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Honorable Alex Wagner, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs visited Cannon Air Force Base, August 1-2, 2023. To kick off their visit, Team Cannon hosted a dinner for the

  • 27th Special Operations Wing to participate in Talisman Sabre 2023

    The 27th Special Operations Wing will be supporting the tenth and largest iteration of the biennial Australian-led exercise, Talisman Sabre 2023, running from mid-July to early August.Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, and provides an

  • MQ-9 completes first-ever mission using dirt landing zone

    Just south of Fort Stockton, Texas, is one of the largest private armed forces training centers in the country, the Nine Mile Training Center --an expansive terrain offering privacy from prying eyes and the perfect opportunity to unleash the MQ-9 Reaper, remotely piloted aircraft.

  • Bergin assumes command of 27th Special Operations Wing

    The 27th Special Operation Wing hosted a change of command ceremony, May 24, 2023, at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presided over the ceremony and transferred the wing’s guidon from U.S. Air Force

  • 27 SOLRS Fuels Management Flight wins American Petroleum Institute Award

    The 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight was awarded the first place 2022 American Petroleum Institute Award by the U.S. Air Force for the Best Fuels Organization out of 78 flights. This year is the first time Cannon Air Force Base Fuels Management Flight as

  • Sacrifice: A Gift of Hope

    For nearly half of his life, Nathan Munson had been living with a disease that not only affected his health, but his life. His sons grew up knowing their dad was sick, and while they wanted to do something to help, it seemed like too large a challenge. But with the help of his command team and

  • Air Force Chief of Staff visits Cannon AFB

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and his spouse, Sharene Brown, visited Cannon Air Force Base, April 12, 2023.During his visit, Brown met with 27th Special Operations Wing leadership, held a breakfast with junior enlisted Airmen and hosted an all-call for Airmen across the wing. At

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