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Nov. 7, 2024
Cannon Spouses Club cuts ribbon to celebrate Thrift Shop redesign

The Cannon Thrift Shop celebrated the expansion and redesign of the shop with a ribbon cutting, here, Nov. 2. The Cannon Thrift Shop is managed and operated by the Cannon Spouses Club. The mission of the Cannon Spouses' Club is to increase the morale and welfare of Cannon AFB military spouses and
Oct. 28, 2024
Cannon Air Force Base one of four installations the Air Force awards with 2024 Air Force Community Partnership Awards

The awards honor installations who develop mutually beneficial partnerships with their local communities to improve quality of life for Airmen, Guardians and their families; enhance readiness; modernize services; provide efficiencies; expand capability; and strengthen community relations.
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
Aug. 29, 2024
Photo Story: Air Force Inspector General visits Cannon AFB

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Davis, Department of the Air Force Inspector General visits the Steadfast Line to discuss the capabilities of the 27th Special Operations Wing’s Mission Sustainment Team, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 30, 2024.
July 30, 2024
Air Commando helps bring closure to POW/MIA families

In 2023, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Hile, an EOD team leader assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, spent six weeks on a DPAA mission to Laos People's Democratic Republic to recover the remains of two Air Force pilots who went missing in
July 30, 2024
Photo Story: Maj. Gen. Trevino visits 27th SOCONS

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Alice Treviño, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, visited the 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron on July 24, 2024.
Aug. 22, 2023
New Mexico Senators and Air Force leadership visit Cannon AFB to speak with community leaders

New Mexico Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan, the Honorable Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment, and Air Force Special Operations Command leadership, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green visited Cannon
Aug. 4, 2023
Honorable Cisneros and Honorable Wagner visit Cannon AFB

The Honorable Gilbert Cisneros, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Honorable Alex Wagner, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs visited Cannon Air Force Base, August 1-2, 2023. To kick off their visit, Team Cannon hosted a dinner for the
July 22, 2023
27th Special Operations Wing to participate in Talisman Sabre 2023

The 27th Special Operations Wing will be supporting the tenth and largest iteration of the biennial Australian-led exercise, Talisman Sabre 2023, running from mid-July to early August.Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, and provides an
May 11, 2021
310th Special Operations Squadron Stands Up

The 310th Special Operations Squadron, previously the 27th Special Operations Group Detachment 1, was officially activated here May 4, 2021.The 310 SOS, a U-28A Draco aircraft squadron, is the first manifestation of the four-squadron per aircraft-type concept. This concept is intended to allow more