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  • Air Commando among first Rock University graduates

    link Courtesy photo: U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Weimer, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing former command chief [Southwest Asia], presents Tech. Sgt. Leda Brienza, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron knowledge operations technician currently assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group as an administrative assistant, with her Rock University certificate June 19 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Brienza is among the...

  • Commentary: Don’t forget the basics: Cell phone etiquette

    link U.S. Air Force graphic: Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs With technology continuously advancing, we have all seemed to develop some very poor cellphone habits. From texting at the dining facility table, to overly loud personal phone conversations in the finance office, many are guilty of improper cellphone etiquette. Age of Airmen at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico has little to do with who perpetrates these rules; the culpr... Full story

  • Commentary: Cannon drinking water compliance notification

    link U.S. Air Force graphic: Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal 27th Special Operations Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineers routinely monitor our drinking water system at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico to independently verify the water produced by the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron is healthy and safe for public consumption. In July, two water samples tested positive for Total Coliforms. This prompted Bioenvironmental Engineering to immediately... Full story

  • Military mother works to raise awareness of rare condition

    Staff writer link Courtesy photo John Moak, left, and Caitlyne Moak spend a moment with their son Hunter before they took him off life support in June. Hunter died from a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a rare birth defect. In the month Caitlyne Moak was able to get to know her son Hunter, she discovered her baby boy was a fighter. Moak, a 22-year-old military wife from Michigan living in Portales, gave birth to Hunter, her second child with husband John, at 1:54 p.m. on May 3. His parents knew the odds were stacked against...

  • Military update: Smaller BAH raises, higher drug co-pays gain steam

    The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal 2015 defense money bill that fully supports the Senate Armed Services Committee’s earlier embrace of key military compensation curbs sought by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both committees have rejected proposals to restructure TRICARE dramatically by consolidating plan options and by raising fees. They also reject a $200 million hit to the annual subsidy for commissaries would could force some commissaries to cut hours of operation and a few even to close. But Senate app...

  • What's happening — Aug. 1

    Today Book Over to Bowling Visit Cannon Library or Cannon Lane, program ends Aug. 23 Stuff the Bus Stuff the bus with school supplies for United Way, Aug. 1-14 Friday Social Hour 4:27 p.m., Landing Zone Back to School Bash 5 p.m., Landing Zone Friday Night Singles Nine Pin No Tap Tournament 5 p.m., Cannon Lanes Saturday Bowl and Dine 4 p.m., Cannon Lanes Sunday Maleficent 3 p.m., Base Theater X-Men 7 p.m., Base Theater Monday The Lego Movie 1 p.m., Base Theater Arts & Crafts Camp, Aug.4-7 1:30 p.m., Youth Center Monday... Full story

  • New AFSOC commander tours Cannon

    9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs With less than a month on the job, Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the newly appointed Air Force Special Operations Command commander, made it a top priority to interact with Cannon’s Air Commandos. Airmen of Cannon Air Force Base welcomed Heithold as he toured the base July 23-24 for the first time as commander. They proudly displayed all of the changes taking place and their positive impact on the AFSOC mission. During multiple mentoring sessions with the men and women of Cannon, the g...

  • Air Commando among first Rock University graduates

    link Courtesy photo: U.S. Air Force U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Weimer, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing former command chief [Southwest Asia], presents Tech. Sgt. Leda Brienza, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron knowledge operations technician currently assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group as an administrative assistant, with her Rock University certificate June 19 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Brienza is among the... Full story

  • Commentary: Cannon drinking water compliance notification

    link U.S. Air Force graphic: Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal 27th Special Operations Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineers routinely monitor our drinking water system at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico to independently verify the water produced by the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron is healthy and safe for public consumption. In July, two water samples tested positive for Total Coliforms. This prompted Bioenvironmental Engineering to immediately...

  • New AFSOC commander tours Cannon

    9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs With less than a month on the job, Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the newly appointed Air Force Special Operations Command commander, made it a top priority to interact with Cannon’s Air Commandos. Airmen of Cannon Air Force Base welcomed Heithold as he toured the base July 23-24 for the first time as commander. They proudly displayed all of the changes taking place and their positive impact on the AFSOC mission. During multiple mentoring sessions with the men and women of Cannon, the g...

  • Military update: Smaller BAH raises, higher drug co-pays gain steam

    The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal 2015 defense money bill that fully supports the Senate Armed Services Committee’s earlier embrace of key military compensation curbs sought by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both committees have rejected proposals to restructure TRICARE dramatically by consolidating plan options and by raising fees. They also reject a $200 million hit to the annual subsidy for commissaries would could force some commissaries to cut hours of operation and a few even to close. But Senate app...

  • What's happening — Aug. 1

    Today Book Over to Bowling Visit Cannon Library or Cannon Lane, program ends Aug. 23 Stuff the Bus Stuff the bus with school supplies for United Way, Aug. 1-14 Friday Social Hour 4:27 p.m., Landing Zone Back to School Bash 5 p.m., Landing Zone Friday Night Singles Nine Pin No Tap Tournament 5 p.m., Cannon Lanes Saturday Bowl and Dine 4 p.m., Cannon Lanes Sunday Maleficent 3 p.m., Base Theater X-Men 7 p.m., Base Theater Monday The Lego Movie 1 p.m., Base Theater Arts & Crafts Camp, Aug.4-7 1:30 p.m., Youth Center Monday... Full story

  • Commentary: Don’t forget the basics: Cell phone etiquette

    link U.S. Air Force graphic: Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs With technology continuously advancing, we have all seemed to develop some very poor cellphone habits. From texting at the dining facility table, to overly loud personal phone conversations in the finance office, many are guilty of improper cellphone etiquette. Age of Airmen at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico has little to do with who perpetrates these rules; the culpr... Full story