One month remains for NCOs to volunteer for retraining

Noncommissioned officers in unrestricted career fields affected by the fiscal year 2013 NCO Retraining Program have a month to volunteer for retraining, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. Affected Airmen in restricted fields, however, have until Friday to volunteer.NCOs who volunteer

AF’s premier performance group stops at Denver: Drummer returns to home base

Hundreds of people gathered into the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum at Lowry Aug. 28 to watch Tops in Blue, the Air Force's premier performance group, do their thing. For nearly 60 years Tops in Blue has traveled the globe performing non-stop at countless locations.Best part of the

Adventure Man Race: Do you have what it takes?

Team Buckley members have the opportunity to show off their physical prowess during the 4th Annual Adventure Man Race, an extreme 5K dash complete with unique obstacles, scheduled for 8 a.m. Sept. 6 at Lake Williams.The race is open to anyone above the age of 16 with access to Buckley. In addition,

Venture to LoDo

Bored on Buckley? Take a day and board the Regional Transportation District Light Rail System or take the RTD bus to LoDo, also known as Lower Downtown Denver. These services are free for active-duty service members. Hop on the bus or ride down to the nearest light rail station and enjoy a free ride

Team Buckley cleans up their backyard

Many Team Buckley members spent the early morning of Aug. 23 cleaning up the base during a base beautification event. Individual squadron members policed their designated areas, but the base coordinated as a whole to clean up the installation."Base cleanup is essential," said Senior Master Sgt.

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Armed Forces Rugby invades Colorado

Armed forces teams from all five branches of service took to the pitch Aug. 18-19 to see who would reign supreme as the best rugby team in the Department of Defense. The U.S. military teams weren't the only ones represented, as international military teams also came to prove their mettle. The Air

Buckley lends hand to extreme runners

About 140 Team Buckley members made the approximately 180-mile round trip to the Copper Mountain from the Buckley area Aug. 18 and 19 to lend the Warrior Dash staff a helping hand as they held another extreme 5K races.Volunteers worked the check-in tents where they handed runners their packets and

Buckley celebrates its birthday with Fun Fest

Team Buckley celebrated the 460th Space Wing's eighth birthday Aug. 17 with Fun Fest, a base-wide event that included friendly competition, community involvement and local business sponsors."Fun Fest is good for the command because it's a chance for the base to get together and an opportunity give

Uncovering OSI

"OSI has the image of being the bad guy," said Special Agent Eugene Wade Air Force Office of Special Investigations Det. 801 superintendent. "Ninety percent of the people we talk to are not in trouble. We are trying to find information and not trying to get you in trouble." OSI's primary mission is