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  • Cannon hosts EMT rodeo

    Ten teams of elite Emergency Medical Technicians from installations across the Air Force convened at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, for two days of innovative, high-octane competition during the EMT Rodeo, Sept. 12 and 13. The seventh iteration of the rodeo required contenders to execute their

  • Command Chief commentary: Creating a pride epidemic at Cannon

    Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of commentaries highlighting the pillars of Air Commando excellence at Cannon.  Epidemics have a bad connotation.  The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been dominating the news lately and is a tragedy.  Webster Online defines an epidemic as something

  • We are today's Airmen

    I am an American Airman. Ultimately, the choices and decisions I have made the last 25 years have led me to this chapter in my life. I am a warrior. Physical, mental and spiritual toughness play a major part in every aspect of my day. I challenge myself to exceed personal goals and expectations, as

  • Air Commandos pay homage to POW/MIA brethren

    27th Special Operations Wing Airmen remember, connect and  pay homage to countless tears shed at funerals with empty caskets, for those who may never come home. In a recent act of reverence, Air Commandos observed National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day Sep 17 including a 24-hour

  • Pregnancy and oral health

    Many significant changes occur to a woman's body when she becomes pregnant. Adjusting to the physical and emotional changes can be difficult. Aside from the obvious physical changes, pregnancy brings changes to overall health, and that includes oral health. According to the American Dental

  • Ruck march for remembrance

    Sept. 11, 2001 is a date etched into the hearts and minds of people around the world. On that day, 2,997 souls perished; these public deaths were repeatedly plastered on television screens across the globe. It was an attack that was calculated and personal, and it became the spark that ignited a

  • Cannon Appreciation Day in Portales shaping up

    Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing are invited to attend Cannon Appreciation Day in Portales New Mexico, sponsored by the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., September 13.  The event will offer free food, games, prizes and a live music performance by the Blackwater

  • Cannon recognized as top-notch stateside base

    After years of battling the negative perceptions that have plagued Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., the reality about the base of today is finally making its rounds within the Air Force community. Tongues started wagging across the force when Cannon cracked Air Force Times’ top 10 in a ranking of 68

  • Late night workouts now available

    Members of the Cannon community can now register their ID cards at the Fitness Center to access base gyms during unmanned hours.   Both the main fitness center and temporary field house, located in Hangar 174 next to the Fire Department, can be utilized by base personnel to meet fitness standards

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

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