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  • Lt. progressing: working hard during Bronco's training camp

    The National Football League regular season is quickly approaching and players are moving fast and hitting hard to prepare themselves for those demanding games.Thousands upon thousands of people have been corralling into the Denver Broncos training camp facility since July 26, to get a glimpse of

  • Welcome to Buckley; "Ya'll come back now"

    Every month more than 30 of the newest Team Buckley members file into Building 606 for their wing-directed Buckley Newcomers Briefing. Most of the attendees are service members, but civilian contractors and spouses are highly encouraged to attend. The group includes a range of ranks from airman

  • A week behind bars- promoting the U.S. Air Force

    I spent a week behind bars in Iowa from July 22-28, 2012. My time was spent promoting the U.S. Air Force in some of the hottest and unforgiving conditions. No, I didn't spend a week behind prison bars; I spent a week behind handlebars riding my bicycle as a member of the Air Force Cycling Team

  • NOSC Denver no match for MACS 23

    The Navy Operational Support Center didn't stand a chance against the Marine Air Control Squadron 23 in a game of intramural softball Aug. 9, as they lost with a score of 24-1. The Marines came out strong putting up five runs in the first inning to the Navy's big goose egg. Navy wouldn't score their

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • Better safe than sorry: firefighters exercise HAZMAT procedures

    Safety should never be an afterthought or be taken lightly, that's why Buckley Fire Department firefighters exercise hazardous material de-contamination procedures at least every couple months. "It's just like everything else," said Buckley Fire Department fire chief Brian Poe, "we prepare for the

  • Eyes and ears of the base

    Most people normally associate around-the-clock jobs with fire departments, hospitals and cops, however; the command post probably isn't one of those jobs that comes to mind. A day, an hour or a minute doesn't go by where the command post isn't occupied. "It's similar to being a lifeguard," said

  • Buckley's youth get a taste of deployment

    Dressed in camo hats and colored bandannas, Team Buckley's youth listened closely as their chalk leaders barked out orders. The children were about to get a taste of the military life their parents experienced, starting with basic training. First things first, the military-style haircut, a no-guard

  • Operation Homefront provides children with back-to-school supplies

    Children of service members and wounded warriors from Team Buckley are able to start off their upcoming school year with new supplies Aug. 3, thanks to Operation Homefront.Operation Homefront provided more than 150 backpacks and supplies to children of all grades as they get ready to enter this

  • Dining out, a chance to get back to tradition

    Buckley is scheduled to celebrate the Air Force's 65th birthday by hosting a dining out Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Leadership Development Center. Rather than present the traditional Air Force Ball, Col. Daniel A. Dant, 460th Space Wing commander, wants Team Buckley to encounter a different