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  • Cannon AFB Air Show promo

    Join us as we celebrate our Ambassadors in Blue! The Cannon Air Show is scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, May 28 and 29, and will feature many aerial demonstrations – including the USAF Thunderbirds and 27th Special Operations Wing capabilities demonstration. The Air Show is free and open to the

  • Operation KUDOS

    Cannon’s youngest Air Commandos were given the opportunity to participate in the bi-annual event, Kids Understanding Deployment Operations (KUDOS), April 30. The morning-long event was designed to provide children a first-hand view of what their parents go through in order to prepare for a

  • Heithold to receive AFSOC Order of the Sword

    Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, AFSOC commander, was surprised April 29 by a crowd of Airmen who presented him with an engraved invitation to his AFSOC Order of the Sword induction ceremony.The Order of the Sword is the highest award the enlisted corps can bestow upon an officer for significant

  • Keep roads safe: Do not text, drive

    As you all know, spring is upon us and the summer months are fast approaching. What does this mean? It means larger numbers of people will be out and about enjoying the warm weather. And activities such as walking, running, bicycling, etc. will become more prevalent in our military and civilian

  • Goldfein nominated as 21st CSAF

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced April 26 that the president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to be the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who has served in the position since 2012.“I'm extremely humbled by the nomination

  • Thomas becomes 11th SOCOM Commander

    Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel turned the helm of U.S. Special Operations Command over to Army Gen. Raymond “Tony” Thomas, during a Mar. 30 change of command ceremony at USSOCOM headquarters.Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, presided over the time-honored change-of-command ceremony, attended by

  • 27th SOW breaks ground on new MAFR control tower

    Leadership from the 27th Special Operations Wing broke ground on a new Melrose Air Force Range Control Officer Tower following a ceremony at the range, April 22.The RCO Tower is the point from which a designated officer controls activity on MAFR, a 70,000-acre Air Force primary training range that

  • Lead exposure in children, why it matters

    Did you know you and your loved ones could routinely be exposed to lead? If you have children 6 years old or younger, even low levels of lead exposure may cause harm. It is important for parents to be knowledgeable of common products that contain lead to minimize exposure to children. Once negative

  • Air Force focuses on green bases this Earth Day

    While Earth Day only comes around once a year on April 22, the Air Force strives to do its part every day by building cleaner, greener bases where Airmen and their families train, live and work.In the last fiscal year alone, the enterprise managed 295 renewable energy projects at 97 sites. This has

  • Base partners with New Mexico for disease containment exercise

    Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing partnered with several other state agencies to participate in the 2016 Spring Fever, April 5-9, a disease containment exercise. This statewide exercise is conducted every five years, every two for the Air Force, and aids in the training of health agencies

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