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  • Shootout at the commando corral

    Bodies lay strewn about on the floor like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Cries for help reverberated off the walls as four-man teams searched for the creator of this carnage. Gunshots cut through the cries and the acrid smell of gunpowder filled the air. Fortunately, as real as this scenario seemed, it

  • Cannon Commandos march to honor Bataan POWs

    "Sand, hills and pain," an elderly marcher said, describing the 26.2 mile Bataan Memorial Death March, held March 30 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The annual march, in its 19th year, honored the men and women forced to march by Japanese soldiers, and in thousands of instances died, in the

  • Airmen honor fallen heroes

    "The freedoms (the young) enjoy are only theirs because of the sacrifices of others," said Col. Timothy Leahy, 27th Special Operations Wing commander. "And their sacrifice will never be forgotten."Cannon Airmen had the opportunity to view a testament to veterans' service March 13 to 19 as the

  • Airman keys in on Tops in Blue

    Range, dexterity, and patience are some traits that make for a well-trained security forces Airman. For one such Airman here, musical abilities should be added to that list of traits as well. Senior Airman Mark Maddon, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, uses those traits to enhance

  • Tops in Blue performs

    Live from Marshall Auditorium in downtown Clovis, the Air Force's premiere entertainment showcase Tops in Blue performed Feb. 18 for an audience of about 1,000 people from Cannon as well as Clovis and Portales community members. The free event provided two hours of music, dance, and, of course, good

  • MEO merges with EEO

    The Military Equal Opportunity and Equal Employment Opportunity offices have merged as of Jan. 1, and are now known as simply Equal Opportunity.The Air Force is the first branch of the military to implement the new merger and pending the results, may be put into place in other military branches,

  • Try this "Shirt" on for size

    "We put out fires," said Master Sgt. George Childers, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron first sergeant. Sergeant Childers was speaking of the day-to-day routine, or lack thereof, of a first sergeant, who is also often referred to as the "shirt," "first shirt," or

  • AFSOC commander: A different sound of freedom flies over Cannon

    Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster's visit here Jan. 28-30 marked his first as the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. General Wurster, who took command of AFSOC in November 2007, toured the base and Clovis to meet with Airmen and community leaders in town. "I am impressed with what I've

  • Designate your drive

    The Curry County Sheriff's Department and the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron are working with each other to help provide incentives to designated drivers until Superbowl Sunday. The program, which applies at nearly all bars and clubs in both Clovis, N.M., and on base, gives

  • Cannon, Clovis lawmen practice making an entry

    The 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron conducted breach-entry training with Clovis' Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team in base housing Dec. 12 to build rapport and share training tips with each other. Four 27 SOSFS Airmen participated in the training with 10 SWAT members, working

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