CES Airmen prepare for MRAP rollovers

460th Civil Engineering Squadron Airmen performed mine resistant ambush protected emergency rollover and egress training Nov. 15 at Fort Carson."We had a sudden large influx of new Airmen," said Master Sgt. John Keller, 460th CES unit deployment manager. "These individuals have not had the

Local food bank gives back to military families

Buckley's Chapel hosted their monthly food drive provided by the Smokey Hill Vineyard Food Bank Nov. 19, 2012.The Smokey Hill Vineyard and Buckley partnership has been successful and have made military families satisfied. The food drive, which has been going on for the past seven months, is held the

Annual awards are rolling in

Annual award announcements have already started to come in. Here are some of those that have already won awards at the Air Force Space Command Level and 14th Air Force. Award winners from the 460th Force Support Squadron are as follows:- Eubank Award for the best small FSS in 14th AF - Professional

Holiday message from Team Buckley commander

Team Buckley--The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday allows Americans an opportunity to reflect and appreciate the incredible blessings we enjoy in this great country of ours...blessings made especially poignant after recent events; namely, the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy and the immediate,

Team Buckley helps give back to community

Assistance needed for 2013 tax season

Tax assistance for our military member, retirees and dependents is an important service that we provide at Buckley. Over the last five years, volunteers saved Team Buckley an average of $80,605 per year, money that may have otherwise been paid to commercial tax preparers. That is an average of $205

CFC: So easy, an A1C can do it

 An airman first class's base pay is approximately $1,750 a month, yet Airman 1st Class Carlos Gomez, 460th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management technician, still finds room in his budget to donate to multiple Combined Federal Campaign organizations."As Airmen, we don't make a lot of money

Pueblo school benefits from Buckley’s old technology

The 8th Space Warning Squadron recently donated about 50 computer systems, an approximate $14,000 value, to Morton Elementary School part of the Pueblo City Schools.Classrooms that had one or two computers in them will now have at least five up-to-date systems along with a computer lab consisting of

VIEWPOINT: Why do I donate?

My reason for donating to a Combined Federal Campaign organization is not for selfish gain, tax deduction, personal experience or tragedy, group or peer pressure, religious beliefs, or plain old personal satisfaction. First, let me tell you what I donate to and you may understand why before I even

VIEWPOINT: Donating to hospitals

I donate almost every year through the Combined Federal Campaign to the Loma Linda University Hospital in California. My reason? My expected delivery date was mid-October 1990, but throughout the pregnancy I was sick, not gaining weight and eventually put on bed rest. I went into labor on July 4,