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Dec. 31, 2024
Exercise Reaper Castillo pathfinds MQ-9 capabilities in austere environments

The 65th Special Operations Squadron hosted Exercise Reaper Castillo Nov. 4 to Dec. 18, 2024 to sharpen mission-essential tasks and develop MQ-9 Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities. The goal: create a lighter, leaner and more agile force.
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. 23, 2024
Photo Story: CV-22 Osprey Flight

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron conducted flight training over the plains of New Mexico, Oct. 9, 2024.
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. 24, 2024
Photo Story: 9th Special Operations Squadron conducts night flight

Members of the 9th Special Operations Squadron conducted nighttime aerial training operations, here, on Sept. 11, 2024.
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.