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  • Force Shaping: A look back and a way ahead

    In December 2013, the Air Force announced the release of force management programs that directly affected thousands of enlisted, officer and civilian personnel through multiple force reduction programs. These programs helped decrease the more than $20 billion national deficit by reducing personnel,

  • Summer lovin’: Not necessarily a blast

    As summer approaches, people begin to prepare for fun in the sun. Many have planned vacations, summer cookouts and parties, most expect to get a tan and enjoy some recreational time off.In some cases however, people can receive something they would not have expected… a sexually transmitted

  • Top focus areas for the CMSAF: Air Force Developmental Special Duty

    In October 2013, the Air Force transformed the special duties process. Previously, it only included a few select duties and the process relied primarily on volunteers though the Assignment Management System Equal Plus. The Enlisted Force Policy Branch was tasked to create a working group to

  • SrA Christine Siquig: “Rise and grind”

    “This pain that you hold is yours. There is not a single pain quite like it. No one else on God’s green earth can feel this pain, or have the indescribable feeling of pride you will have when you overcome it. This pain is not a curse; this pain is a privilege.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger After weeks

  • SAAM closes with new event

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month has brought familiar programming and new events for Air Commandos, but the peak of this month’s SAAM events will be Cannon’s inaugural Letters to Survivors Luncheon slated for April 29. “We have already hosted a couple of things this month; our 5K walk/run and Strike

  • Air Commandos tour flight simulators

    While most aerial training assets are for pilots and their crews, members of the 27th Special Operations Wing Staff Agency had the opportunity to get in the cockpit of the MC-130J Commando II flight simulator, April 21.Lt. Col. Ken Pedersen, 27th SOW Inspector General and former commander of the

  • Enlisted evaluation, promotion system transformation

    In July 2014, the Air Force announced major changes that would transform the enlisted evaluation and Weighted Airman Promotion Systems. These programs had become severely overinflated and some personnel were promoted because raters were not making the tough decisions to accurately document job

  • Cadets visit Cannon

    Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, visited Cannon for two days beginning Friday.Throughout the duration of the visit, the group-- a mixture of first through fourth-class cadets-- received a mission brief during breakfast with Col. Matthew Smith, 27th Special

  • Storytellers draws crowd, unites Air Commandos

    Commanders’ calls and annual online briefings are full of references to resiliency – a concept that encourages seeking help, communicating personal needs and maintaining hope in the face of hardship. Two non-commissioned officers created a tool in 2012 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, that brings a

  • Ten facts about CMSAF Cody

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody is visiting the men and women of Cannon Air Force Base in May. This will be a great opportunity to showcase our capabilities and talented Air Commandos who support the mission downrange any time, any place! When CMSAF Cody enters the gate, we want

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