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  • Cannon welcomes new special tactics squadron

    The activation of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, formerly Detachment 1 of the 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla., was commemorated by a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 24.As the first special tactics squadron to be affiliated with the base, no ordinary squadron

  • Cadets visit Cannon

    Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., visited Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., for four days beginning April 10.A little more than 400 miles away at the USAF Academy, lieutenants for the Air Force and future leaders for this nation are made. These future leaders spend four

  • HIMARS training update

    Air commandos will be preforming their annual High Mobility Artillery Rocket System training April 29 and 30 at Melrose Air Range, N.M.The training will consist of firing off 24 rockets that will break the sound barrier causing mild sonic booms.The rockets will be fired between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.,

  • Maj. Gen. Joseph Ward, AAFES Deputy Director, tours Cannon AFB

    Maj. Gen. Joseph Ward, Army and Air Force Exchange Service deputy director, visited Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 9-11 to view the ongoing growth of the base and discuss the future of Exchange services. Ward is one of 54 active duty service members assigned to the Exchange to carry out this

  • Historic AC-130H receives new home

    In the early morning light, the streets of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. fell silent. Preparations had been made for the front gate to be closed, traffic lights to be removed and all potential obstacles had been planned for accordingly. It's not every day that a mighty AC-130H Spectre gunship slowly

  • MPOY: Celebrating maintenance excellence

    Shouts and cheers echoed throughout Hangar 4605 as the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group celebrated its top Airmen March 21 during the Maintenance Professional of the Year banquet at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.The MPOY banquet is an annual event for the squadrons of the 27 SOMXG. After five

  • Cannon's upcoming open house

    Preparations for performances, static displays, games, food and drinks at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., have already begun in organizations across the wing working together to stage an air show, the first here since 2006, that may bring out the biggest crowd this base has ever seen. Months of

  • Airmen must revalidate dependents

    By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing

  • Cannon remembers Jockey 14

    Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing attended a memorial ceremony, March 14 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., to mark the 20th anniversary of Jockey 14, a 16th Special Operations Squadron AC-130H Spectre gunship that crashed off the coast of Kenya in 1994. The atmosphere was charged with a

  • Cannon Library hosts Tech Fair

    With computers, processors and gadgets galore, Airmen at Cannon Air Force Base N.M., had the chance to attend a Technology Fair at the Cannon Library, March 11-13.Ray Peters, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron technical information specialist, used the fair to show attendees how, through

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