Buckley Government Service Station undergoes renovations

The Buckley Government Service Station, used to fuel government-owned vehicles, will undergo renovations and is scheduled to reopen mid-September. The GSS will be located next to vehicle maintenance. The station will include two 12,000-gallon fuel tanks, pumped offloads, bulk-fill stands for mobile

Chief turns hobby into 500-mile trek

Airmen face many challenges every day that range from physical training to difficult work-related tasks, but rarely does any Airman, including a chief, face the challenge of a nearly 500-mile bike ride.With less than a year left before he retires, Chief Master Sgt. Alan Onufrak, 460th Medical Group

Buckley Fire, Emergency Services receives international accreditation

Buckley Fire and Emergency Services received accredited agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for completing a two-year self-assessment program Aug. 22 in Chicago, Ill.The department completed more than 300 checklist items to achieve the accreditation. Some of the

AF announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1

Air Force senior leadership announced enhancements to the Air Force's Physical Fitness Assessment program, to be implemented Oct. 1. In a letter to Airmen Aug. 20, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III explained the results of the comprehensive review, highlighting the strength of the

Buckley introduces speed mentoring program

Air Force master sergeants seeking mentorship sat down with several chief master sergeants at Buckley's first-ever speed mentoring event Aug. 15 at the Buckley Leadership Development Center.The 14 mentors and mentees discussed a variety of career-development topics during the mentoring session. Each

DOD announces same-sex spouse benefits

Today, the Department of Defense announced its plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees, according to a DOD news release issued today.After a review of the department's benefit policies following the Supreme Court's ruling

Airmen asked to participate in DoD anti-tobacco video competition

The Department of Defense (DoD), Health Affairs, has recently announced a new tobacco countermarketing video competition aimed to target the message of tobacco being an enemy of our military as it degrades their health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition entitled,

460th Space Wing celebrates 9th birthday

No sweat! BAF volunteers clean up ministry center

The fall season is just around the corner, and with that in mind, a 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain and his assistant, deployed here from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., wasted little time in organizing an event to spruce up the Airman Ministry Center Aug. 16 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.The

Commissary reopens on Mondays

Starting Aug. 19, the Buckley Commissary will be reopened for normal business hours.The commissary closed its doors on Mondays in July due to sequestration, but is now returning to normal business hours.For additional information, contact 720-847-7100.