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  • Cannon remembers

    Local veterans and Air Commandos stood at attention as the familiar notes of the national anthem reverberated through a loudspeaker, enveloping the assembly as it has for more than 230 years, and signifying the commencement of a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action retreat ceremony Sept. 20 at Cannon

  • Air Force Ball celebrates 66 years of history

    Air Commandos from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., celebrated 66 years of Air Force history Sept. 1 at the Air Force Ball held at the Clovis Civic Center in Clovis, N.M.The ball is an annual celebration held in honor of the day the Air Force became a separate branch of service. It is an Air Force-wide

  • Acting SecAF visits Hurlburt

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning spoke with more than 500 Air Commandos about the future of special operations at an all-call during his two-day visit here, Sept. 9-10.This visit, his first to the base, was part of his familiarization with different Air Force missions since assuming

  • 320th STS completes DARC training

    Members from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron completed Direct Action Resource Center training with a mobile training team on the Camp Hansen range Aug. 3-17. The two-week training included M-4 and Glock-19 proficiency training on the range and also close-quarter combat where the group was divided

  • Cannon prepares to honor POW/MIA comrades

    Each year, ceremonies affirming the commitment to bring home America's Prisoner of War and Missing in Action service members are held across the country on military installations and ships at sea; at state capitals, schools and churches; by national veteran and civic organizations, police and fire

  • 24th SOW re-designates 17th ASOS

    The 17th Air Support Operations Squadron was re-designated the 17th Special Tactics Squadron by Col. Robert Armfield, 24th Special Operations Wing commander, during a ceremony at Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 8.Most Tactical Air Control Party personnel deploy with conventional Army units, but the primary