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  • Gunning for gold: Aerial gunner strives for squadron success

    Service before self is a phrase familiar to Air Commandos at the 27th Special Operations Wing. More than a collection of words, it denotes both a challenge and a charge — an expectation for all those who wear the uniform and answer to the designation of Airman.Hailing from Union, Missouri, Airman

  • Fire Prevention Week: 16th Annual Fire Muster

    Six teams from groups and squadrons across the 27th Special Operations Wing came together to demonstrate strength, skills and teamwork during the 16th Annual Squadron Fire Muster Oct. 16. The coveted prize for the day: the first-place traveling trophy claimed last year by members of 551st Special

  • New CASA volunteers sworn in to advocate for children

    Four people affiliated with Cannon Air Force Base were among 10 sworn in as court-appointed special advocates by the Honorable David Reeb Oct. 6. Two of the advocates were Cannon Air Commandos: Airman 1st Class Andrew Schmidt, 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron, and 1st Lt. Matthew

  • Diamond Notes: Remember to take care of yourself

    Editor’s note: This is the fourth 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. The military way of life is one that demands a certain level of

  • Cannon takes part in Bells Across America

    Since 2011, firefighters across the United States have gathered once a year to pay tribute to their fallen brothers and sisters. Each ceremony is simple yet solemn, focused around a firefighter ringing a bell in remembrance of each life lost throughout the year. Traditionally marking the beginning

  • Public Health advisory: Whooping cough

    Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, and diagnosed throughout the year in New Mexico. Coughing can last up to 10 weeks or more, which is why the disease is sometimes known as the “100-day cough.” The

  • New name for AF Ground Safety

    The Air Force Ground Safety program was rebranded as Occupational Safety with an official name change, Oct. 1. Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold, the former commanding general of U.S. Army Air Forces, coined the name “ground safety” in 1943 when he directed a ground safety division standup to prevent vehicle

  • Who was DL Ingram?

    Across the globe, the United States military shares a proud and noble heritage that reaches back for generations. Looking deeper, each installation enjoys its very unique and rich history. As a display of that history, every base labels some streets after various military leaders, heroes or

  • Cannon hosts 2015 EMT Rodeo

    Twenty-one teams of elite emergency medical technicians from 22 installations across the Air Force convened at Cannon Air Force Base for two days of innovative, high-octane competition during the 2015 Annual EMT Rodeo Sept. 17 and 18. During this, the rodeo’s eighth consecutive year, testers

  • Scheduled power outage for Chavez residents

    Base housing residents will experience a scheduled power outage on Saturday, Sept. 26 that will cause the Chavez housing area and the surrounding buildings to temporarily lose all power from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to Lt. Col. Joel Sloan, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron commander,

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