Oct. 25, 2024 Photo Story: TUDOS Educators from the local Cannon community participate in the Teachers Understanding Deployment Operations event at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 28, 2024.
Oct. 23, 2024 Photo Story: CV-22 Osprey Flight U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron conducted flight training over the plains of New Mexico, Oct. 9, 2024.
Oct. 22, 2024 Cannon Child & Youth Programs teams receive five-star DoD certification The Child and Youth Programs team at Cannon AFB earned its five-star Department of Defense Certification by displaying excellent performance during an Annual Unannounced Higher Headquarters Inspection, here, this year.
Oct. 7, 2024 Air Force awards soil sampling contract to support Cannon AFB rinsate release response The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $150,000 contract to sample soil below a fire training pond here for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, as part of an on-going response to a release of about 7,600 gallons of water containing the substances into the lined pond in
Sept. 25, 2024 Submissions Open for Thunder Dome 2025 Innovation Competition Are you an Air Commando with an innovative idea that gets after strategic competition but need funding? If so, now is your chance to submit your idea for the opportunity to receive capital. The submission window is now open for AFSOC’s innovation competition known as Thunder Dome. All submissions
Sept. 24, 2024 Photo Story: 9th Special Operations Squadron conducts night flight Members of the 9th Special Operations Squadron conducted nighttime aerial training operations, here, on Sept. 11, 2024.
Sept. 23, 2024 Photo Story: Air Commandos celebrate life of Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright Wright was assigned to the 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, here, and was deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. His decorations include a U.S. Air and Space Force Commendation Medal, a U.S. Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters and “C” devices, an
Sept. 11, 2024 Cannon AFB first to test new AFSOC Combat Readiness Inspection The 27th Special Operations Wing conducted its first Combat Readiness Inspection as a part of Emerald Warrior 24 FTX II in various locations throughout the western United States, Aug. 4 to Aug. 9, 2024.
Sept. 4, 2024 Photo Story: 27th SOCES EOD participates in Medic Rodeo 2024 U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron conducted deployed training with Medic Rodeo 2024 teams at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, Aug. 13, 2024. The EOD technicians provided expeditionary force protection for the medic
Sept. 4, 2024 Cannon AFB’s 9th SOS awarded 2023 best USAF air refueling crew Two MC-130J Commando II crews assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base were awarded the 2023 Brig. Gen. Ross G. Hoyt Award, here, for distinguished service during a presidentially-directed contingency operation.