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  • AF Marathon Military Category winner at Cannon reflects on performance

    In the same manner Pheidippides ran 40 kilometers from the battlefield near Marathon to Athens to announce Greek victory over Persia, another warrior performed a similar act of physical might centuries later. In a first-ever win, 14-year AF Veteran Master Sgt. Juanjose Moran, 26th Special Tactics

  • Air Commando excellence: Affirmation, retrospect after 30 years of service

    Two years of college and half a year of credits.  In 1984 that was my story, and I was looking for a new direction. I had two brothers that were involved in music and in successful bands, so in high school I thought that was my destiny. In fact, my stated goal in my 1982 high school yearbook was to

  • Suicide prevention: The Wingman

    Editor’s note: this is the first article in a series of stories focusing on suicide prevention.Suicide prevention is a high priority in the Department of Defense, focusing on the numerous resources available to those with suicidal thoughts. What we sometimes fail to discuss is how we can be there

  • Cannon hosts congressional delegation

    Team Cannon had the honor of hosting Reps. Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee vice chairman, and Steve Pearce, Financial Services member, Sept. 25 here.  On their visit, both Thornberry and Pearce were given a front-row seat to the 27th Special Operations Wing’s aircraft capabilities,

  • Air Force Ball commends 67 years of airpower

    Air Commandos and their guests remembered the Air Force’s beginnings and celebrated its future at Cannon Air Force Base’s Air Force Ball Sept. 20 at the Landing Zone   The annual ball takes place to honor the anniversary of the National Security Act of 1947, which made the Air Force an independent

  • Updates to weather notifications

    The 27th Special Operations Support Squadron weather flight, along with the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, is responsible for providing accurate and timely environmental situational awareness to the 27th Special Operations Wing here.    Commanders and operators at every level rely on this

  • Preparing for flu season

    It’s that time of year again - influenza, or as it’s commonly known, the flu, has arrived.  Influenza season generally begins as early as October and can continue as late as May the following year. Flu timing is very unpredictable and can vary from year to year. Though flu season can change season

  • Getting ready for a move

    When permanent change of station orders arrive, Air Commandos here have a plethora of resources to make the transition from one base to another as seamlessly as possible.  The 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron personal property and transportation management offices have some tips,

  • Team Cannon gives back

    Men and women of the 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron here were faced with an opportunity to go above and beyond their day-to-day operations, and they selflessly seized it.    Jack Lapp, a former United States Air Force technical sergeant who retired in 1979, came into the LRS

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