CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (KAMR/KCIT) — The Department of the Air Force announced it has selected Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona as the new location for the 492nd Special Operations Wing, the creation of which will involve the transfer and reassignment of multiple squadrons from Cannon Air Force Base.

The Air Force originally announced its plan to establish the 492nd SOW as "a power projection wing" at Davis-Monthan AFB in 2023, and said at the time 300 to 350 Special Operations personnel would be transferred out of Cannon AFB for that purpose.

In the most recent announcement from the Air Force, officials said that plan "has been refined" for effectiveness, cost and department priorities.

After environmental analysis, according to the Air Force, these previously announced uni

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