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  • Staff Sgt. Wellington Parraga, a line delivery crew chief assigned to the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron munitions flight, hands off a 105 MM round to a AC-130W Stinger II gunship aircraft’s crew to load for flight configuration prior to a training sortie at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 22, 2020. The 27 SOMXS MUNS flight provides all the munitions needed for the base’s flying units to conduct their combat readiness training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)

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    Cannon invites spouses, demonstrates base capabilities

    The 27th Special Operations Wing hosted a Spouse’s Day event for military servicemember dependents at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Apr. 27, 2019.

  • Cannon provides CV-22 support for short-notice SECDEF and CJCS tasking

    Feb. 23 2018, the 27th Special Operations Wing, in coordination with the 58th Special Operations Wing (Kirtland AFB, NM), executed a short notice tasking to support U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Under Secretary for Management for the Department
  • 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
  • Fuels technicians with the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron run through an inspection checklist on an MC-130J, November 16, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Fuels technicians are part of a large group of Cannon Air Commandos who work through the night to keep aircraft flying. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shelby Kay-Fantozzi/released)

    Cannon after dark: A night in photos

    Like any job at any time, the work comes in waves for the Air Commandos who take care of Cannon’s air assets through the night. Late on a quiet night in November, some of the Airmen fleshing out Air Force Special Operations Command’s “any place, any time, anywhere” mission offered their thoughts on what makes nighttime work different. “On the mid
  • 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technicians with the 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron discuss a repair 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)

    Cannon after dark: Night life with the 20th AMU

    Editor’s note: this is the first in a series of features on 27th Special Operations Wing Air Commandos who work through the night. These Airmen embody the Air Force Special Operations Command vision: Air Commandos…Ready today, Relevant Tomorrow, Resilient Always. Long after dark on Cannon’s flight line, a familiar scene unfolds: a CV-22 Osprey,
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