With its expansion to Cannon AFB, N.M., Air Force Special Operations Command may want to move its two forward-based units—the 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, and 353rd SOG at Kadena AB, Japan—to Cannon. AFSOC takes over ownership of Cannon on Oct. 1, a move that will give it much needed room to grow and a significant new training space. Stars and Stripes reports that Defense Secretary Robert Gates directed AFSOC through US Special Operations Command “to flesh out” a plan that would include moving the Mildenhall and Kadena units to Cannon. Such an unanticipated addition would probably suit the Cannon locals, who had feared that Cannon might have to close.
A new Department of the Air Force memo clarifies that civilian employees must either work or use accrued leave on Family Days. The memo also notes Family Days will be evaluated in the coming weeks, sparking concerns regarding changes around the tradition.