CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – 27th Special Operations Wing is hosting a commemoration week of events, September 13 – 17, 2021, to honor 138,103 prisoners of war and 83,114 service members still missing in action.

POW/MIA Recognition Day is held on the third Friday of every September and honors all American service members of past conflicts who are prisoners of war or missing in action. The Air Force Sergeants Association – Chapter 1255, in coordination with 27 SOW base agencies, have planned events for the week and encourage all service members and community residents with CAFB base access to participate.

Scheduled Events are as follows:

For more information regarding this event, contact Misty Mercado, Chief of Media Operations, at (575) 784-0109 or via email at27sowpa.publicaffairs@us.af.mil.

Visit our website at https://www.cannon.af.mil for installation information.