HIGH PLAINS CHAPTER
The mission of the Society of American Military Engineers is to promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals.
27TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON
The 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron fulfills a variety of missions supporting the entire wing. Much of the 27 SOCES' work is focused on the construction, maintenance, and protection of all base infrastructure, which includes buildings, roadways, airfield pavements, utility services (such as water, gas, sewage treatment and electricity) and the surrounding environment.
The 27th SOCES also provide complete services for fire protection, explosive ordnance disposal, disaster preparedness, war readiness support, military family housing, and various other base-wide needs such as custodial cleaning and refuse disposal.
The total base infrastructure inventory includes 1,012 buildings valued at $3.7 billion; a 450,000 gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant; and 1,581 military family housing units. The Cannon infrastructure is located on more than 3,700 acres, although they maintain over 92,000 acres of land to include 6,000 acres at Melrose Air Force Range.
Awards and Decorations
2007 Air Force Special Operations Command winner of five of eight CE Flight Awards:
- Maj. Gen. Clifton D. Wright Award; Outstanding Operations Flight
- Col. Frederick J. Riemer Award; Outstanding Readiness Flight
- Brig. Gen. Michael A. McAuliffe Award; Outstanding Housing Flight
- Maj. Gen. Robert Thompson Award; Outstanding Resources Flight
- Senior Master Sgt. Gerald J. Stryzak Award; Outstanding Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight
- 2007 AFSOC Winner of the Theodore Von Karman Award. This award recognizes outstanding contribution to National Defense in the Field of Science and Engineering
- 2007 Tree City USA - 10th consecutive year
- 2006 & 2007 Air Force Runner-up for Maj. Gen. Clifton D. Wright Award; Outstanding Operations Flight
- 2006 AF Winner of Brig. Gen. Archie S. Mayes Award as best Engineering Flight
Point Of Contact
27th Special Operations Wing, Public Affairs Office, 110 E. Sextant Ave., Suite 1150; Cannon AFB, N.M. 88101; DSN 681-4131 or (575)784-4131; E-mail: 27sowpublicaffairs@cannon.af.mil