CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Cadets from the U.S. Air Drive Academy visited the twenty seventh Particular Operations Wing at Cannon Air Drive Base, New Mexico, to get a take a look at an operational Air Drive base, April 21.
That is the primary time in two years that cadets from the Academy toured Cannon for a sponsor base wing journey to witness how an operational Air Drive Particular Operations Command base capabilities.
“It’s an superior alternative for the cadets to get their arms on some plane, speak to some actual operators,” mentioned Lt. Col. Dale Gogan, Cadet Squadron 34 air officer commanding. “[Air Force Special Operations Command] provides quite a bit to the combat and these cadets haven’t actually seen an actual Air Drive base but. It offers them an superior alternative to see what the mission is.”
The journey took the cadets, assigned to Cadet Squadron 04 and 34,on a tour of Cannon’s flying squadrons and mission help businesses.
“By giving cadets perception of the mission, operations and the entire mission help businesses on base proper now, it can higher posture them as the following era,” mentioned Capt. Jordan Learn, 27 SOW applications and particular tasks deputy chief. “It’ll permit our future leaders to give you outside-the-box considering, and give you artistic options that we will innovate.”
The cadets have been in a position to fly on each plane obtainable at Cannon and in addition visited a wide range of squadrons on base, together with the twenty seventh Particular Operations Medical Group, the twenty seventh Particular Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, and the twenty seventh Particular Operations Safety Forces Squadron.
“Plenty of these cadets are selecting careers primarily based on issues they hear,” Gogan mentioned. “This occasion offers them their first alternative to speak to the women and men which are working, and see what they need to do. That influences their determination to form their profession area sooner or later.”
With lower than two months till commencement for lots of the visiting cadets, the occasion offered them publicity and information of Cannon Air Commandos.
“Exposing individuals to new passions, and displaying them what aviation is like – you may’t actually put a value on that.” Gogan mentioned.
The U.S. Air Drive Academy’s major mission is to coach, prepare, and encourage women and men to turn into officers of character motivated to guide the Air Drive and Area Drive.
