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,

Caution urged to service members after Colorado legalizes marijuana

On election day, the state of Colorado voted to legalize marijuana; however, its use is still against federal law and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, even for service members stationed in the state.This should come as no surprise to military members as the use of narcotics, in or out of

Construction planned throughout November

In the upcoming weeks, construction will take place to replace degrading infrastructure around Buckley. This construction will be ongoing through November. The estimated cost of the road work is more than $1 million. "Much of this work is lifecycle replacement. As the roads and striping wears from

Military leave carryover extension expires Oct. 1

Unless approved for special leave accrual, active duty and Active Guard Reserve members who have more than 60 days of leave must use it or lose it by Oct. 1, 2013, when the temporary leave carryover extension provision expires, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The 2010 National