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

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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

27 SOG hosts honorary commanders

The 27th Special Operations Group welcomed several honorary commanders into the Air Force Special Operations Command fold for an extensive tour featuring mission familiarization, operations demonstrations, and a collaborative field training experience Aug. 29 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 27th

522 SOS relocates

Members of the 522nd Special Operations Squadron, charged with the responsibility of providing rapid global response supporting Air Force, joint and coalition special operations forces by conducting air refueling of vertical lift assets and infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special

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Cannon hosts Congressman Lujan

U.S. Congressman Ben Lujan, from New Mexico, met with 27th Special Operations Wing leadership at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 23. During his visit to the base, Lujan met with, and received a mission brief from Col. Tony Bauernfeind, 27 SOW commander, and observed various ongoing construction