On September 6, the Air Force Commandos at Cannon Air Force base officially received their new Design-Build dormitory construction. Col. Tony Bauernfeind, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Paul Henderson, 27 SOW command chief, cut the ribbon at the newly constructed $12.4 million facility.
The completion of the dormitory construction is a welcome sight for residents considering the increasing number of Airmen assigned to Cannon AFB. The Design-Build concept boasts 96 individual rooms, each with its own private bathroom. Each unit is composed of four rooms and is equipped with new furniture and a full kitchen with a refrigerator, an oven and a microwave. Each unit has its own washer and dryer. Common areas in each dorm serve as multi-purpose meeting areas for residents. The dorms also provide a private personal storage space for each resident.
“This is the first of three key dorms that will help ease overcrowding and put our Airmen in top-quality living conditions, ultimately allowing them to enhance our mission by enabling precise, reliable, flexible and responsive specialized air power for our Joint Service teammates,” Bauernfeind said.
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