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An AC-130W Stinger II, 73rd Special Operations Squadron, is sprayed by fire trucks while taxing down a newly opened flightline taxiway addition at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 19, 2012. The flightline taxiway is part of the new additions being added to Cannon and will be used to park up to 18 additional aircraft that will be grafted into the Cannon fleet sometime in the next three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)


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An AC-130W Stinger II, 73rd Special Operations Squadron, is sprayed by fire trucks while taxing down a newly opened flightline taxiway addition at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 19, 2012. The flightline taxiway is part of the new additions being added to Cannon and will be used to park up to 18 additional aircraft that will be grafted into the Cannon fleet sometime in the next three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

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Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson (left), the base command chief, works with Airman 1st Class Kyle Stephens, hydraulics journeyman with the evaluation team, to thread netting to repair a “rib” on a Variable Speed Drogue assembly, March 7, 2017. Cannon Air Force Base has been the leading edge in testing the VSD, which provides a gap-filler capability to refuel aircraft between low and high speeds; enabling more flexibility for mission support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
Airman 1st Class Kyle Stephens, hydraulics journeyman with the evaluation team, guides Col. Ben Maitre (left), the base commander, through a repair process on a Variable Speed Drogue assembly, March 7, 2017. Cannon Air Force Base has been the leading edge in testing the VSD, which provides a gap-filler capability to refuel aircraft between low and high speeds; enabling more flexibility for mission support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson (left), the base command chief, works with Airman 1st Class Kyle Stephens, hydraulics journeyman with the evaluation team, to thread netting to repair a “rib” on a Variable Speed Drogue assembly, March 7, 2017. Cannon Air Force Base has been the leading edge in testing the VSD, which provides a gap-filler capability to refuel aircraft between low and high speeds; enabling more flexibility for mission support. (U.S. Air photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
Cannon’s Base Honor Guard presents the colors at the start of a MH-53J Pave Low III dedication ceremony, Jan. 17, 2017, at the air park on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. More than 150 Air Commandos and community members were in attendance of the ceremony to witness the newly restored helicopter take its place among the other aircraft on display by the front gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Kitterman/Released)
Attendees of a MH-53J Pave Low III dedication ceremony watch as two CV-22 Osprey aircraft conduct a flyover Jan 17, 2017, at the air park on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The flyover concluded the ceremony in which more than 150 people were in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Kitterman/Released)
Attendees of a MH-53J Pave Low III dedication ceremony unveil plaques at the end of the ceremony Jan 17, 2017, at the air park on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The plaques describe the aircraft’s history and mission accomplishments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Kitterman/Released)
Retired Lt. Col. Corby Martin speaks on his experiences during a MH-53J Pave Low III dedication ceremony Jan. 17, 2017, at the air park on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Martin flew 33 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm including ones that took place on the very same Pave Low being dedicated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Kitterman/Released)
A MC-130J Commando II aircraft takes off after completing a exercise mission during a Full Mission Profile at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Oct. 12, 2016. The FMP was utilized to integrate special operations forces and foster tactical maturity through deliberate planning and execution of a force projection package and enable Special Tactics Airmen pre-deployment evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
A crew chief with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron shakes New Mexico dirt from a CV-22 Osprey’s air filter Oct. 18, 2016 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is one of many shops at Cannon that operates 24 hours a day, keeping the 27th Special Operations Wing ready, relevant and resilient any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Kay-Fantozzi/released)
Civilian and active duty crew chiefs with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to carefully extract a damaged part from a CV-22 Osprey Oct. 18, 2016 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is one of many shops at Cannon that operates 24 hours a day, keeping the 27th Special Operations Wing ready, relevant and resilient any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Kay-Fantozzi/released)
Crew chiefs with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work through the night inspecting and repairing CV-22 Ospreys Oct. 18, 2016 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is one of many shops at Cannon that operates 24 hours a day, keeping the 27th Special Operations Wing ready, relevant and resilient any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Kay-Fantozzi/released)
20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs with the 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to inspect a just-landed CV-22 Osprey Oct. 18, 2016 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit is one of many shops at Cannon that operates 24 hours a day, keeping the 27th Special Operations Wing ready, relevant and resilient any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Kay-Fantozzi/released)