460th SW receives new commander

Col. John Wagner, 460th Space Wing commander, assumed command of the 460th SW from Col. Dan Wright, who served as the commander since June 2013, during a change of command ceremony June 12 on base.During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional

Buckley Airmen earn Junior Enlisted of the Month award

Senior Airman Alyssa Pena, 460th Operations Group and Airman 1st Class Dylan Wyant, 460th Space Communication Squadron, have earned the Junior Enlisted of the Month award.The JEoM award is given to the most deserving junior enlisted Airman, chosen by the first sergeant of their unit. The first

Narrow your zone of ignorance

As our esteemed Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark Welsh commented last week at his commander's call, we all have a story. As a proud Community College of the Air Force degree recipient, I'm respectfully taking this opportunity to share a little bit of my story with you. It was February 1997,

Jourdan assumes command of the 460th MSG

Buckley to host Military Retiree Appreciation Day

The 460th Space Wing is scheduled to host the 15th Annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day, Saturday, June 14th, to honor military retirees from all branches of service living in Northern Colorado.Retired service members and their families are invited to attend activities at the Leadership

Buckley to get new top leader

Col. John W. Wagner will assume command of the 460th Space Wing during a 9:00 a.m. change-of-command ceremony June 12 at the multipurpose field on base. Wagner, who previously led the 614th Air and Space Operations Center and the Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, California; will

Colorado Rockies to host Military Appreciation Day

The Colorado Rockies are in need of military members from all branches of service to participate in Military Appreciation Day pre-game festivities July 6 at Coors Field in Denver.The festivities include unfurling a 100-foot flag on the field, a color guard performance and a ceremonial first

Chaplain candidate: 'I do it for the Airmen'

For Airmen aspiring to become chaplains, it takes a lot of time and effort, but it also takes much more than that. It takes their dedication to the men and women in uniform and 2nd Lt. Scot Kerns, 460th Space Wing chaplain candidate, can attest to that.Kerns was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois

Seven Team Buckley members graduate NCOA

Congratulations to the seven Team Buckley members who graduated from the Forrest L. Vosler Non-Commissioned Officer Academy class 14-4 May 22, 2014, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.The following members of Team Buckley graduated NCOA:Tech. Sgt. Ryan Abercrombie, 566th Intelligence SquadronTech.

CSAF visits, motivates Buckley Airmen

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his spouse, Betty, spent the day meeting with base leaders and Airmen during a visit May 27 at Buckley.Welsh and his party arrived by helicopter from the U.S. Air Force Academy as part of a tour of Air Force Space Command bases. Welsh's visit