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  • Fire Prevention week: 15th Annual Fire Muster

    Strength, stamina and team work – several components that were put to the test during the 15th Annual Squadron Fire Muster Oct. 9 here.  Eight teams from squadrons across the 27th Special Operations Wing gathered for the opportunity to bring home the traveling first-place trophy, and claim

  • Command chief retires, celebrates 30 years of service

    After 30 years of service, Air Commandos said farewell to Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27th Special Operations Wing command chief, at his retirement ceremony Oct. 3 here.  The ceremony was brimming with military tradition as 27 SOW commander Col. Tony Bauernfeind entertained the

  • What are Article 31 rights?

    “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.”    How many of you have heard those words before?  Pretty much anyone who has seen any law enforcement-related movie has watched officials advise suspects of their rights. This often-stated

  • 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

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