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  • Update: After the storm

    Air Commandos and their families endured a record-setting storm that caused severe flooding to homes and damage to essential facilities late Monday night. As the rain settled and the winds died down, members of Team Cannon assessed the damages the base sustained. According to the 27th Special

  • All hands on deck

    Air Commandos and their families endured a colossal storm that caused severe flooding to homes and damage to facilities and vehicles late Monday night. In the midst of the pounding rain and damaging winds, members of Team Cannon came together to ensure the safety of their teammates and families.

  • TSgt Bernadette Van Ness: “Treat others how you expect to be treated”

    Tech. Sgt. Bernadette Van Ness, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor, is responsible for enlisted professional military education instruction as outlined in Air Force directives; preparing for instruction through group review and self-study; maintaining

  • 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

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