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June 3, 2025
Cannon Air Force Base hosts 16th annual Medic Rodeo

The 27th Special Operations Wing hosted the 16th annual Medic Rodeo at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, from May 12–15, 2025. Eighteen teams from across the Air Force traveled to the Steadfast Line to participate in several days of training scenarios.This initiative is designed to ensure the U.S.
April 24, 2025
Cannon honors the 45th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw

The Steadfast Line gathered at the MC-130E static display, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw in a ceremony that began with a two-ship flyover, here, April 24, 2025. The operation, often referred to as the most successful failed mission in military history, was a complex and
Nov. 6, 2024
Cannon AFB receives Air Force-level Quality of Life award

27th SOW Deputy Commander, Col. Jeff McMaster, accepted the "Improves Quality of Life for Airmen, Guardians, and Families" award on behalf of Cannon AFB at the Association of Defense Communities' Installation Innovation Forum in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 28, 2024.
Nov. 5, 2024
Photo Story: 27th Special Operations Medical Group holds Influenza Vaccination Drive

The 27th Special Operations Medical Group provided the influenza vaccine to approximately 2,200 Airmen from the 27th Special Operations Wing, here, Oct. 30, 2024, simultaneously satisfying two readiness requirements: a Public Health Emergency/Point of Dispensing Exercise and a Cyber Continuity of
Oct. 7, 2024
Air Force awards soil sampling contract to support Cannon AFB rinsate release response

The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $150,000 contract to sample soil below a fire training pond here for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, as part of an on-going response to a release of about 7,600 gallons of water containing the substances into the lined pond in
Sept. 23, 2024
Photo Story: Air Commandos celebrate life of Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright

Wright was assigned to the 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, here, and was deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. His decorations include a U.S. Air and Space Force Commendation Medal, a U.S. Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters and “C” devices, an
Sept. 11, 2024
Cannon AFB first to test new AFSOC Combat Readiness Inspection

The 27th Special Operations Wing conducted its first Combat Readiness Inspection as a part of Emerald Warrior 24 FTX II in various locations throughout the western United States, Aug. 4 to Aug. 9, 2024.
Sept. 4, 2024
Photo Story: 27th SOCES EOD participates in Medic Rodeo 2024

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron conducted deployed training with Medic Rodeo 2024 teams at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, Aug. 13, 2024. The EOD technicians provided expeditionary force protection for the medic
Sept. 4, 2024
Cannon AFB’s 9th SOS awarded 2023 best USAF air refueling crew

Two MC-130J Commando II crews assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base were awarded the 2023 Brig. Gen. Ross G. Hoyt Award, here, for distinguished service during a presidentially-directed contingency operation.
Aug. 12, 2024
Photo Story: WWII Soldier's remains returned to hometown; Samuel Prince buried in Clovis

Leaders and base honor guard members from the 27th Special Operations Wing attended the funeral of U.S. Army Sgt. Samuel Prince in Clovis, New Mexico, Aug. 8, 2024. Prince, who was a veteran of the Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March, died as a Prisoner of War in 1942. His remains were left