Active duty offered free entrance to all national parks

To show their appreciation for those serving, the National Park Service will issue annual passes for free entrance to all 397 national parks to active-duty military members and their family 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at The Exchange.The military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and

Space Badge renamed, new guidance issued

The current Space Badge will be renamed the Space Operations Badge beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Wear of the badge will be focused on personnel with core 13S and 1C6 Air Force Specialty Codes, grandfathered are space professionals of all other AFSCs awarded the badge prior to Jan. 1, 2014, and

Junior female Airmen invited to breakfast

Team Buckley will host a women's breakfast for all female Airmen E-1 to E-4 8 a.m. Dec. 12 at the Panther Den.Col. DeAnna Burt, 460th Operations Group commander, will lead the breakfast allowing female Airmen to meet and network with other military women while discussing ideas and activities

DoD/TSA partner to provide military TSA Precheck at 100 Airports

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, as well as reservists and National Guard members are eligible for expedited Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, screening beginning Dec. 20.As part of the ongoing effort to move away from a one size fits all security approach and

VA warns of marketing scam

The Department of Veterans Affairs recently posted an alert on its Facebook page warning of a marketing scam targeting veterans.A marketing company has purchased telephone numbers that differ by one digit from the VA's national call center and the GI Bill call center. Callers who misdial and reach

Buckley Airman Leadership School Class 14-A

Service commitment release available for eligible ROTC cadets, newly commissioned grads

Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets slated to graduate in 2014 and recently commissioned graduates in the Individual Ready Reserve waiting to enter active duty may be eligible for release from their military service commitment, Air Force officials said today.Cadets and recent graduates classified

Airman of the Month

Meeting to address enrollment challenges in Aurora Public Schools

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.-The Aurora Public Schools Board of Education will hold an open meeting 6 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Dr. Ed and Patricia Lord Board Room in the Education Services Center in Aurora, Colo., regarding the enrollment growth and capacity challenges of the public schools.APS continues

Deployed Team Buckley chaplain provide spiritual support to Bagram Airmen