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  • Senior Airman Daniel Petrushev, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, poses for a portrait in his work environment at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 24, 2017. Petrushev is expected to attend Officer Training School in April. He is aiming high to become a U.S. Air Force pilot, an opportunity crafted from years of striving for success, failing and getting back up again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

    From Riverside to runway: An enlisted Airman’s journey to OTS

    Senior Airman Daniel Petrushev, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, will be shipped to Officer Training School this April. It’s the first step in accomplishing his dream of commissioning that began in Riverside, California.
  • Firetruck and Refueling Maintenance specialists work on a 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 16, 2018. Airmen in this career field are the only ones Air Force-wide that are required to be able to operate on all government vehicles on their respective bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

    Cannon firetruck maintainers keep mission well-oiled

    When fires need to be put out, citizens call firefighters. When firefighters need their vehicles fixed, they call on firetruck maintainers. It’s a chain where one link can affect the rest.
  • Cannon Office of Special Investigation agents and local police department officers tour a CV-22 Osprey at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 8, 2017. The tour brought both parties together during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

    Cannon OSI agents, local police collaborate

    Cannon Office of Special Investigation agents invited local police departments to Cannon, Dec. 8

  • Cannon Airmen help give gift of holiday spirit with charity drive

    Cannon Air Commandos are collecting toys and gifts to donate towards a drive for children for the 2017 holiday season.
  • Military Working Dog Candy, retired 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron canine, is given a medal by the unit’s commander, Lt. Col. Mark Hamilton, during her and MWD Chandler’s retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 9, 2017. Candy was deployed six times across the Middle East and became one of the most experienced and decorated military working dogs in the Department of Defense.

    From playful puppy to protecting Airmen: How the Air Force raises MWD’s

    Candy is a military working dog with six deployments under her collar, and on Nov. 9, she was finally able to rest her paws when she officially retired from duty.
  • John Boudreaux is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. In 2016, he suffered a critical sudden cardiac arrest. He was dead for several minutes. Less than 6% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims survive the trip to the hospital. John's doctors gave him less than 1%. Today, as a group commander at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, he bears the scars that remind him for every one of him, there are 99 others buried in the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

    A Cannon group commander’s story of survival

    The sound of tire treads rolling over a smooth driveway was the only sound that could be heard on the street Col. John Boudreaux lived when he and his wife, Susi, pulled up to it. Susi shoved the gear shift to “Park.” She couldn’t do it fast enough, and sat back in the seat for a moment. She collected her thoughts as she closed her eyes and let her head fall back into the headrest. Her mind raced faster than her car could.

  • 16 SOS reaps benefits from program coded by Airman

    Thanks to the intuitiveness of an Air Commando at Cannon, AC-130W Stinger II pilots are able to ensure the right targets are identified properly and at a quicker rate in combat.

  • Fall back into safe habits this autumn

    Pumpkin spice lattes. Corn mazes. Cooler weather. There are many reasons to fall in love with autumn, and just like every other season, there are plenty of ways to prepare and plan in order to stay safe and comfortable this season.
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    ‘Dirt boyz’ lay foundation for air power

    It’s a common, definitely overused saying, but I’m going to say it: the Air Force is a machine, and every unit is a cog. When one fails, the rest struggle to keep the machine running. Every unit is important to the mission. At an Air Force Special Operations Command base, this rings especially true. My job is to highlight these parts of the mission, and connect it back to what makes them so important.
  • Ari Valdo, 27th Special Operations Security Forces military working dog, sits beside his handler before a demonstration at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 17, 2017. Known as “Ari” to those who work with him, Ari Valdo has been protecting Cannon for just over two years. According to Staff Sgt. Paul Little, 27th SOSFS dog handler, as military canines usually maintain their home base throughout their career, he’ll likely continue his adventures at Cannon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer) (1)

    Military K-9 unit: capabilities forged by respect

    The military working dog is always one rank higher than its handler.
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