Cannon Air Force Base

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:awarded Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (multiple times)
gptkbp:controlledBy Air Force Special Operations Command
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 4,295 ft
gptkbp:FAA_LID gptkb:CVS
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:27th_Special_Operations_Wing
gptkbp:garrisonPopulation approximately 5,800 (military and civilian personnel)
gptkbp:historicalEvent originally established as Clovis Army Air Field in 1942
hosted F-111 Aardvark squadrons during Cold War
hosted F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons until 2007
renamed Cannon Air Force Base in 1957
transitioned to AFSOC in 2007
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cannon Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:CVS
gptkb:KCVS
gptkbp:leader Col. Jeremy Bergin (as of 2023)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Curry_County,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:mission support Air Force Special Operations Command operations
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_K._Cannon
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Clovis,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:C-146A_Wolfhound
gptkb:CV-22_Osprey
gptkb:AC-130J_Ghostrider
gptkb:U-28A_Draco
gptkb:MC-130J_Commando_II
MQ-9 Reaper
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:16th_Special_Operations_Squadron
gptkb:20th_Special_Operations_Squadron
gptkb:27th_Special_Operations_Group
gptkb:27th_Special_Operations_Maintenance_Group
gptkb:27th_Special_Operations_Medical_Group
gptkb:27th_Special_Operations_Mission_Support_Group
gptkbp:opened 1942
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf Air Combat Command (historically)
Air Force Global Strike Command (historically)
Tactical Air Command (historically)
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:runwaySurface 13/31
04/22
gptkbp:timezone MST
gptkbp:timezoneDST MDT
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:aircraft
special operations
gptkbp:website https://www.cannon.af.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clovis_Army_Air_Field
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5