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  • Fourth of July firework safety

    Independence Day is almost here, which means celebrations with family, friends, patriotic desserts and explosion based entertainment in the form of fireworks.These exciting booms of red and white can be dangerous when not burned properly. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, more than

  • NCO wins big

    One lucky Air Commando at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico walked away with a sizable cash reward courtesy of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service June 18. Staff Sgt. Scott Langguth, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, received a great start to his day when he was

  • 2013 Water Quality Report released

    The 2013 Water Quality Report from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico has been released and is now available on the base website. Under the "Consumer Confidence Reporting Rule" of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, community water systems must issue water quality information to the consuming

  • SecDef official commends Cannon maintainers

    John Johns, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for maintenance policy and programs, congratulated maintainers of the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group on their Secretary of Defense Field Level Maintenance Excellence Award during a tour of Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico June 12. "We

  • Community dedicates memorial garden, honors veterans

    Base and local leadership assembled at Hillcrest Park Zoo in Clovis, New Mexico to celebrate the dedication of a memorial garden May 29.The newly debuted Veteran's Rose Garden Memorial, which stemmed from the collaboration of Clovis' Boy Scout Troop 226 and several local agencies, features red roses

  • Cannon’s Air Show and Open House in review

    After months of preparation, Air Commandos at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico were set to host an air show and open house during Memorial Day weekend, May 24 and 25. Approximately 25,000 people travelled from the local area and bordering states to witness aerial demonstrations, view static

  • Hometown hero enjoys F-16C flight

    Ronnie Marez, the hometown hero selected by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds for his service to the community, flew in the back seat of a Thunderbird F-16C Fighting Falcon while the aircraft's pilot demonstrated the abilities of the aircraft. Reaching speeds in excess of 500 miles per hour as the

  • Cannon conducts Mass Casualty Exercise

    With a shout the exercise is set in motion: runners take off in all directions, frantic calls are made as the dead, wounded and dying lie scattered in various positions of agony across the pavement. Help soon arrives in the form of a fire truck, its lights flash as medics jump out bearing kits and

  • HIMARS makes its mark

    In an effort to hone their skills, a highly-trained group of U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, braved high-speed winds to deploy their M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System April 30 at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M.The HIMARS is part of the

  • Static display dedicated at AC-130H retirement ceremony

    This feature is the fifth in a continuous series highlighting the phase out and eventual retirement of the eight AC-130H Spectre gunships at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., scheduled to occur in fiscal year 2015."Gravedigger," a stately AC-130H Spectre gunship, stands sentinel May 6 near the main gate

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