Welcome to Cannon AFB and New Mexico, the "Land of Enchantment". As a newcomer to the 27th Fighter Wing, "AMERICA'S GO TO WING" you will begin an assignment at an installation with more than 50 years of service. We have an important part in the mission of the United States Air Force, providing F-16s, medical and support units anytime, anywhere.
Cannon and the 27th are in an exciting era, undergoing tremendous growth and expansion. Cannon's neighboring communities - Clovis and Portales - share our growth, working very hard to meet the needs of our military community. They share in all the success we as a wing enjoy. The Clovis Committee of Fifty and the Military Affairs Committees of the Clovis/Curry and Portales/Roosevelt County Chambers of Commerce have worked for the military member and families since 1948.
Location: You will find that we are located in the heart of a pleasant rural area in Eastern New Mexico near Clovis, centered in a triangle of we-known cities. Lubbock , Texas is 112 miles east of us; we are 116 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas and 220 miles southeast of Albuquerque, NM.
Major Command: Air Combat Command
Primary Aircraft: F-16
Mission: Provide highly-trained, combat-ready F-16, medical and support units anytime, anywhere.
Telephone Access: OPERATOR - DSN: 681-1110 (505) 784-3311
History
Cannon's history began in the mid-1920s when Portair Field was established on this site. Portair was a civilian passenger terminal for early commercial transcontinental flights. On the Transcontinental Air Transport Service (TAT), passengers were piloted by Charles Lindbergh in the Ford Trimotor "Tin Goose" by day, then transerred to Pullman trains for night travel to the East Cost. Westbound passengers arrived by train and continued on by air. In the 1930s, Portair was renamed Clovis Municipal Airport.
CLOVIS ARMY AIR BASE - In 1942, after the United States entered World War II, the Army Air Corps took control of the civilian airfield. It was known then as Clovis Army Air Base. The first military unit to use the facility was an Army glider detachment. The 302nd Bombardment Group, a training unit for B-24, B-17, and then B-29 heavy bombers, arrived in 1943 and the base was renamed Clovis Army Air Field. Flying, bombing and gunnery classes continued through the end of World War II. By mid-1946, however, the airfield was placed on a reduced operational status and flying activities decreased. The installation was inactivated in May 1947.
CLOVIS AFB - In July 1951, the base became the responsibility of Tactical Air Command. The first unit, the 140th Fighter Bomber Wing (composed of Air National Guard elements from Colorado, Utah and Wyoming) arrived in October of that year and flew the P-51 Mustang. The 140th formally reactivated the airfield 15 November 1951 as Clovis Air Force Base. At the end of 1952, the 140th returned to Air National Guard control. The 50th Fighter Bomber Wing with F-86 Sabre jets (until transitioning to F-100 Super Sabres in December of 1956) was activated at the base 1 January 1953. It served at Clovis while assigned to the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Upper Heyford, United Kingdom. In 1957, the base was renamed Cannon AFB to memorialize General John K. Cannon who had served as commander 12th Air Force and Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force; Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces in Mediterreanean Theatre; Commanding General, US Air Forces in Europe; and Commanding General Tactical Air Command, to name just a few of his distinguished assignments. On 17 February 1959 the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing activated at Cannon AFB, being manned with personnel and equipment reassigned from the inactivated 312th Tactical Fighter Wing. In July 1969 the F-111 entered Cannon flight paths with the loan of 6 F-111As from Nellis AFB, Nevada. The "permanent" F-111Es arrived in October 1969 and throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s, one F-111 airframe or another graced the flightline. When the 832nd Air Division inactivated in July 1975, the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing became the principal Air Force unit at Cannon Air Force Base. The 27th was the only wing - and Cannon the only base - to operate the F-111D. April 1990 saw the activation of the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron and subsequent arrival of FB-111s (redesignated the F-11G) from the Strategic Air Command. The F-111G was later sold to the Australian Air Force. In Agusut 1991, approximately 400 personnel from Cannon were deployed in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/STORM and served at various locations in the Middle East. In November 1991, the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 27th Fighter Wing and in June 1992 reorganized under 8th Air Force. Cannon received the first F-111F aircraft on 15 February 1992 and the first EF-111A arrived on 5 May. F-111F crews and support personnel from the 522nd, 523rd, and 524th Fighter Squadrons began rotations in September 1992 to Incirlik AB, Turkey, in support of Operation Provide Comfort. Their commitment there ended in July 1993 and the aircraft's retirement began soon after. EF-111A crews and support personnel from the 429th Electronic Combat Squadron deployed to Incirlik for Provide Comfort beginning in December 1992. In May 1993, EF-111As began their deployments to Saudi Arabia for Operations Southern Watch. In July 1996, the 27th Fighter Wing transitioned from the F-111 to the F-16s and for the first time flew two airframes. The EF-111A and the F-16s coexisted until May 1998 when the EF-111A retired. The 522 FS, 523 FS, and 524 FS remained constant units on the base through all the transitions. The 428 TFTS inactivated in July when the EF-111As retired, but reactivated 12 November 1998 as the 428 FS under the Peace Carvin III agreement with the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Currently all four squadrons fly the F-16 aircraft.
The 27th Fighter Wing (AMERICA'S GO-TO WING) welcomes you to our home.
Cannon AFB: Installation
Installation Overview
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Name : Cannon Family Support Center
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POC : Ray Stewart - Director
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Address : 200 W. Terminal Ave
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City : Cannon AFB
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State : NM
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Zip : 88101
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Phone : DSN: 681-4228 or (505) 784-4228
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Fax : DSN: 681-6765 or (505)-784-6765
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Regardless of your marital status, the Family Support Center is your focal point for Information and Referral, Spouse Employment, AF Aid, Personal Financial Management, Transition Assistance, Relocation Assistance, Family Services (Loan Locker) and Volunteering.
Visit us when you arrive; we help you get situated on arrival and going in the right direction. Also visit the FSC at your current base for assistance with PCSing from there.
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Name : Housing Management Office
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Address : 311 S. Olympic
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City : Cannon AFB
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State : NM
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Zip : 88103
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Phone : DSN: 681-2983 (505) 784-2983
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To apply for base housing, take a copy of your orders to the housing office at your current base. Fill out a housing application requesting housing here at Cannon. You will go on the Cannon housing list effective 30 days prior to your arrival. If you do not do this, then you will go on the waiting list the day you sign in to Cannon.
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Name : Security Police Desk
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POC : Desk Sergeant
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Address : 112 E. Sextant Ave
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City : Cannon AFB
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State : NM
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Zip : 88103
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Phone : DSN: 681-4111/4112 (505)784-4111/4112
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