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  • Free bowling event to kick off sexual assault awareness month

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month will commence with the free 4th Annual "Striking Against Sexual Assault" Kick-Off Bowling Event between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 2 at Celebrity Lanes in Centennial, Colo. All Team Buckley members are invited to participate. Bowling and shoes at the event are free.

  • MilPDS upgrade complete

    Editor's note: This story is one in a series of articles to inform and educate total force Airmen about how they will be affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade.The Air Force has successfully upgraded and transferred the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information

  • SBIRS GEO-2 launches, improves space-based capabilities

    In support of the Buckley missile warning and awareness mission, the second Space-Based Infrared System geosynchronous earth orbit launched into space March 19 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The satellite, called GEO-2, provides more advanced space-based

  • SFS hosts training exercise with civilian law enforcement

    The 460th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Section hosted a training exercise with regional civilian law enforcement agencies March 20 at a training facility on base.Working dog teams from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Denver Sheriff Department and Transportation Security

  • Consul General of Japan honors service members' Operation Tomodachi efforts

    The Consul General of Japan thanked service members who participated in Operation Tomodachi during a Kizuna Project event at Littleton High School March 22.Operation Tomodachi, which means friendship in Japanese, facilitated relief efforts for Japan after the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. It

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • Gone Phishing: Service members warned of new scam

    The 460th Comptroller Squadron customer service center warned Team Buckley members of the newest phishing scam used to obtain service members' secure information.The 460th CPTS customer service center was "alerted to a phishing scam directed at the users of the Defense Travel System. The scam

  • COARNG supports Special Forces training

    Members of the Colorado Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility provided support to members of the 10th Special Forces Group during a training mission March 6 at Fort Carson, Colo.

  • Vets in Tune visits Buckley

    Vets in Tune, a band of disabled veterans from the Denver area, performed for shoppers March 15 in the food court area at The Exchange. The band members include U.S. Air Force veteran Gary Satchell, vocalist and guitarist; U.S. Air Force veteran Ivan Taylor, guitarist; U.S. Army veteran Michael

  • Beneficiaries may be affected by healthcare transition

    The medical care contract transition from TriWest Healthcare Alliance to UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans April 1 should not be an inconvenience for most beneficiaries, but may noticeably affect some. "There isn't going to be any change to the set TRICARE benefits. However, there could be