N.M. Delegation Pushes For Improvements to Medical Support at Cannon Air Force Base
Washington, D.C. – June 13, 2023 – U.S Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) wrote to the Defense Health Agency to encourage improved medical support at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), located near Clovis, New Mexico and review any barriers that limit medical services hiring or contracting.
June 13, 2023 – U.S Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) wrote to the Defense Health Agency to encourage improved medical support at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), located near Clovis, New Mexico and review any barriers that limit medical services hiring or contracting. Cannon AFB hosts the Air Force’s second largest special operations wing and boasts very favorable air space and year-round flying conditions that ensure the highest level of training for our Airmen. However, limited access to critical medical care and services in this remote location significantly impacts personnel, their families, and their missions. “Our concerns stem from reports indicating that 19% of all dependents and a staggering 44% of pediatric dependents with special medical needs cannot receive the medical care they need should their family be stationed at Cannon AFB,” said the delegation in a letter to the Defense Health Agency. Full text of the letter is available HERE. “The importance of Cannon Air Force Base to Clovis, Curry County, and the State of New Mexico as a whole cannot be overstated,” Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández said in a statement. |