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  • 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

  • SrA Kyle Gaffey: “The more options you have, the more power you have”

    Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of spotlight interviews featuring various Cannon Commandos. Senior Airman Kyle Gaffey, 73rd Special Operations Squadron AC-130W Stinger II special missions aviator, has served as a subject matter expert during integration exercises with Intelligence,

  • Air Force Assistance Fund campaign through May 1

    The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is currently underway and will go through May 1. This year’s theme, “Committed to Caring,” hopes to perpetuate the ongoing efforts of Airmen assisting Airmen through various charities such as the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Village, Air Force Enlisted

  • Holocaust Days of Remembrance

    Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing have the opportunity to commemorate and reflect on the tragic events that occurred throughout the Holocaust during this year’s Days of Remembrance, April 12-19. The Holocaust Days of Remembrance is an annual week-long commemoration established by the

  • Intel Airman wins Air Force award

    More than a thousand flight hours and 600 combat missions with a high rate of success have earned Senior Airman Ryan Jewell, 56th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron mission intelligence coordinator, the title of Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Airman of the Year.

  • Roll call, morning ops with Cannon’s “Fire Dawgs”

    As members of the United State Air Force, it is understood that Airmen represent their force 24/7. For firefighters with the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, it truly is round-the-clock operations. Working 24-hour shifts split between two crews, Cannon’s elite “Fire Dawgs” maintain

  • 27th SOMXG: Weapons troops showcase skill

    Who are the baddest warriors on this base? Who puts the boom in the tip of the spear? For the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron AC-130, and MQ-9 Reaper and CV-22 Osprey armament shops competing in Air Force Special Operations Command’s inaugural weapons load crew of the year event,

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