Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. airman from the 492nd Special Operations Wing rappels down a cliff face in Bariloche, Argentina. (Elizabeth Easterling/U.S.

For the first time, we welcome you to the home of the Western Wing Commandos. Our final stop on our 2026 Community Coverage Tour brings us inside the Cannon Air Force Base.

The vast Pacific Ocean spans one-third of Earth’s surface, dotted with thousands of islands scattered across distances that dwarf entire continents. In this maritime theater where geography itself ...