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  • 5,000-plus selected for promotion to master sergeant

    Today, the Air Force announced selection of 5,109 technical sergeants for promotion to the rank of master sergeant out of the 21,504 eligible; 60 of Cannon’s Air Commandos were among those selected. The selection rate this past cycle was 23.34 percent, with an average selectee overall score of

  • Segebart’s goal was stopping theirs

    The most focal person on the field in many ways is the goalkeeper; they command the direction of the entire game – much like a general officer commands a battlefield. Coincidently, that person is typically also the team’s captain. That goalkeeper needs to be fearless; they need to have the mindset

  • Third Storytellers inspires resiliency

    It is true what they say: "Every Airman has a story." But when you stop to think about it, that only gets one so far. It is not about whether or not we have our stories, it is about whether or not we share our stories. If we share our stories, we are able to make a difference...we can change lives.

  • Another milestone in unaccompanied housing

    After months of diligent construction efforts, the 27th Special Operations Wing officially cut the ribbon on its newest dormitory facility during a ceremony May 18. With the number of unaccompanied Airmen assigned to Cannon still rising, the need for adequate facilities such as this are in high

  • James gains Special Ops insight at Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing had the honor of hosting Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James May 17 to provide a deeper understanding of the Air Force Special Operations Command mission, and Cannon’s role in providing Special Operations Forces to the warfighter. James is the 23rd Secretary of the

  • 2016 America’s PrepareAthon campaign underway

    September may be National Preparedness Month, but Cannon’s Air Commandos are currently engaged in the 2016 America's PrepareAthon campaign, which will continue through May 28. This six-week campaign is a period of emergency preparedness informational programs that includes short videos, information

  • Air Commandos honor Police Week

    National Police week has been celebrated for the last 54 years since President John F. Kennedy declared May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week it falls in Police Week in 1962.Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base are celebrating police officers of the world and the local community who

  • Cannon honors CCAF graduates

    Members of Team Cannon came out to support 33 fellow Air Commandos as they ceremoniously obtained their Community College of the Air Force degrees May 13. Despite the challenges of working long hours, familial obligations and the high-intensity tempo of Air Force Special Operations Command, 129 Air

  • Building a pride epidemic, premier installation

    How do you build a premier installation like Cannon? You have a pride epidemic that truly spans an entire base. Air Commandos across the 27th Special Operations Wing stepped out of their work centers to demonstrate a pride epidemic for their installation, and worked hard to spruce up the base as

  • History through the eyes of an Airman

    Leaving behind the sunshine of a too-hot-to-be-10 a.m. high plains morning, Chuck Hager, a longtime Clovis resident and recently retired business owner, sauntered through the heavy double doors of a local coffee house, causing heads throughout the shop to swivel in his direction.Wearing a sky-high

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