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  • USSOCOM CSM visits Cannon

    Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford, senior enlisted advisor of U.S. Special Operations Command, visited with Cannon’s Air Commandos Jan. 6-8.During the visit, Thetford met with Airmen in various work centers to ensure they understood their critical role in the USSOCOM mission, held an enlisted

  • A day of service

    This year, Jan. 18 marks the federal holiday designated to honor an extraordinary man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was not only the first African-American to receive an official holiday dedicated in his honor, but the first non-U.S. President. Each year the theme remains the same:

  • Cannon bands together in blizzard aftermath

    A recent winter storm, professed to be the most vicious in Cannon’s recorded history, presented members of the 27th Special Operations Wing family with an unexpected opportunity to rally together and embrace the one team, one fight mentality famous within Air Force Special Operations

  • A1C Ty Temple: Seeing life through another lens

    Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of spotlight interviews featuring various Cannon Commandos. After just five short months here, Airman 1st Class Ty Temple, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, is a great example of an airman who knows how to make the best out of

  • IRS Form 1095 available on myPay

    All active-duty, Guard, Reserve, retiree and civilian Airmen will need proof of health care coverage when filing their federal tax returns for 2015.“This is the first year that Affordable Care Act requires health care validation for filing their taxes and Airmen need this information,” said Robert

  • Have you met your VA Benefits Advisors?

    As 2015 comes to a close, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is reflecting on the impact that VA Benefits Advisors have made in the lives of transitioning service members, veterans and their family members.  As part of the Transition Assistance Program, more than 300 VA Benefits Advisors are

  • USSOCOM Senior Enlisted Advisor to visit Cannon

    Command Sgt. Maj. Thetford, US Special Operations Command senior enlisted advisor, has served in the United States Army for 34 years and brings 25 years of special operations enlisted leadership to nearly 70,000 USSOCOM personnel. Thetford has deployed multiple times throughout his career,

  • AFSOC Safety Day

    Editor’s note: The following messages come from Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Commander Air Force Special Operations Command, and Maj. Charlie Mauzé, 27th Special Operations Wing chief of safety.   The winter holiday season is upon us and history tells us this is a critical mishap time period -- second

  • Air Force cancels 2016 season of Tops in Blue

    Air Force officials announced Dec. 21 that Tops in Blue, the service-unique entertainment program, will cancel its 2016, season allowing for an extended review of the program. Over the last year, submissions to the Air Force’s Airmen Powered by Innovation program reflected recommendations to cancel

  • Holiday message to Cannon’s Air Commandos

    Editor’s note: The following message is from Col. Ben Maitre, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, Col. Matt Smith, 27th SOW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Randy Scanlan, 27th SOW command chief. The holiday season brings to a close another outstanding year for Air Force Special Operations

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