Cannon Air Force Base News

It's pretty common for a commander planning a mission in Afghanistan to conduct video surveillance beforehand using an unmanned aerial vehicle.

New housing permits last month nearly doubled from the previous month in Clovis.

A welcoming mural calls Holloman Air Force Base 'The Friendliest Place on Earth,' but the mood beyond the gates Thursday reflected the loss of a popular airman gunned down in Mexico.

"...The land of the free and the home of the brave." The 63rd annual Portales Veterans Day ceremony next Wednesday features a speech by Cannon Air Force Base wing commander Col.

A wide-open bombing range was a big reason the Air Force spared Cannon Air Force Base from closing in 2005.

The $5 million for expansion at the Melrose Bombing Range has escaped cuts in the Legislature.

Next time you work out in your PT uniform, be sure tuck in your shirt, zip your jacket and pants and ditch those hot-pink sneakers and fluorescent cap.

A press release from the governor's office late Monday had local entities scrambling Tuesday, trying to find out which of their own state-funded projects might be delayed due to a freeze called by Gov.

The Clovis Municipal Schools board has taken the first step for the district and Public School Facilities Authority to move forward on plans to build a new middle school to absorb growth from Cannon Air Force Base.

For years, the expansive building at Prince and Seventh streets known as the Prince Street Lounge served a veteran crowd of alcohol-imbibing customers.

Airmen operating unmanned aerial vehicles had better get comfortable - they will be staying put until at least Sept.

Donald Hay is a pastor at Church of God in Portales. Background: Pastor Donald Hay and his family first came to Portales in 1982.

When Cannon Air Force Base reaches full capacity in about five months, communities outside Clovis and Portales may figure into the solution of finding affordable housing for personnel.

Storms dropped about an inch of rain around Roosevelt and Curry counties and caused lightning-related power outages in the region Tuesday night.

The following books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: The Final Salute by Kathleen Rodgers, a graduate of Clovis High School who later married a pilot based at Cannon Air Force Base, gives a fictional account of the trials of being a fighter pilot's wife during the real-life events of Desert Storm.

Cannon Air Force Base Capt. Chaplain Kyle Roehrig began his pastoral career as a United Methodist minister for seven years before joining the Air Force, where he's served as a chaplain for six years.

More airplanes are flying today than at the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a feat the Air Force attributes mostly to the hard work and ingenuity of maintainers.

Take a complicated Web site, one with a vast amount of content from several different departments, then write down the gist of each page on a corresponding 4x4-inch post-it note - and then stick them all on a huge poster board almost the size of a single wall.

The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. All votes were 6-0. Mayor Pro Tem Randy Crowder and Commissioner Robert Sandoval did not attend.

Housing continues to be a big concern for Cannon Air Force Base as personnel relocate to the region and staffing numbers rise.