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  • Diamond Notes: Success through leadership

    Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of commentaries by Cannon’s first sergeants and additional-duty first sergeants providing mentorship and leadership experience to Air Commandos, while highlighting Air Force standards. Having served almost 20 years in the Air Force, I have been blessed

  • Air Force teams win at inaugural D3 summit

    Two Air Force teams won awards at the inaugural Defense, Diplomacy and Development Innovation Summit Pitch Challenge, organized jointly by the Defense Department, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development March 3 in Washington, D.C. The top six teams out of 500 submissions

  • Congratulations Cannon senior master sergeant selects

    On behalf of the entire 27th Special Operations Wing, please join me in recognizing Cannon Air Force Base's newest senior master sergeant selects:Master Sgt. Harley Ainsworth, 20th Special Operations Squadron Master Sgt. Armando Carrion, 43rd Intelligence Squadron Master Sgt. Billy Duncan, 33rd

  • Nutrition Awareness Month: Healthy eating, AF readiness and mission success

    Think twice before biting in. Are you making a smart food choice? Healthy eating coupled with active living, is the foundation for healthy living, which is critical to maintaining a ready and deployable force. Optimal nutrition keeps Airmen performance ready –mentally and physically prepared for

  • Dragons bid farewell to the Predator

    We are one community, born in crisis and united in the fight; we are the hunters of those who would prey upon the innocent; we are a family of warriors, and we are indebted to those who gave long hours and years so that we could be at this place today. Air Commandos assigned to the 3rd Special

  • MPOY banquet celebrates year of achievement

    Members of the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group and their families came together Feb. 26 for the annual Maintenance Professional of the Year banquet. The MPOY banquet is an annual event where all the squadrons within the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group come together to celebrate

  • High year of tenure extension for 122 specialties

    Eligible senior airmen, staff sergeants, technical sergeants, and master sergeants in 122 Air Force specialties can apply for a high year of tenure extension and, if approved, will be able to extend between 12 and 24 months past their current HYT.Eligible Airmen who apply for an extension should be

  • A quick look at the referral process: What you need to know

    You just got a referral from your Primary Care Manager and you are wondering what you should do next. This scenario is very common for active duty service members, dependents and retirees due to the limited specialty care available at the 27th Special Operations Medical Group, but there are

  • Honoring the best of 2015

    This year’s annual awards ceremony, held at the Landing Zone Feb. 19, paid tribute to distinguished men and women of the 27th Special Operations Wing for their outstanding leadership and service throughout 2015. A special medallion ceremony was conducted prior to social hour, where Col. Ben Maitre,

  • Airman single mingle: Get out, socialize

    The Cannon Chapel is scheduled to host a Single and Mingle Dinner in the base chapel beginning at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 25. The event will provide free meals and an opportunity to for unaccompanied airmen to network. “I believe our single airmen face many challenges being stationed at Cannon,” said Tech.

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