Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Two Cannon fighter squadrons to deploy
Cannon Air Force Base will have two of its squadrons leave base this month.
The 524th Fighter Squadron left Saturday to deploy to Air Warrior, a training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, until Jan. 23. The squadron departed with 12 F-16 jets and 131 people, including maintenance and support personnel.
Later in the month, the 522nd Fighter Squadron will deploy to an undisclosed location in the Arabian Gulf. Public affairs staff said they couldn’t comment further on the purpose or precise location of that mission.
Cannon chapel to host MLK celebration
On Jan. 15, Cannon Air Force Base will celebrate Martin Luther King Day.
A Clovis pastor, Maurice Monson of Faith Christian Family Church, will speak at a 7 a.m. breakfast buffet celebration.
— Staff reports
