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  • Air Commando wins AF Level Award

    U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Derick Faulkenberry, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron ground radar section chief, has been named the Air Force’s Ground Radar Systems NCO of the Year for 2015.Ground radar systems maintains air traffic control, weather and ground radar equipment used to keep aircraft

  • ‘American Idol’ winner David Cook begins Air Force installations tour

    There’s an important reason why 2008 “American Idol” winner David Cook performs concerts for U.S. military personnel.“To get a chance to say thank you, in person, for their service and sacrifice is huge,” said Cook, who is performing at 16 U.S. Air Force installations as part of the Air Force

  • AFPC Assignments team visits Cannon

    Air Force Personnel Center career development professionals visited Cannon Air Force Base July 8-10 to share helpful information pertaining to assignments.The team hosted multiple briefings as well as one-on-one appointments to answer questions and speak about unique situations.“These events are

  • 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)

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