Go wild at the zoo

Bored on Buckley? The Denver Zoo is in the spotlight this week giving visitors an opportunity to get out and see some exotic animals. The zoo offers more than 80 acres of sprawling exhibits featuring approximately 4,000 animals consisting of 700 species. Animals include everything from lions, tigers

My job is prosecuting sexual assault

Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of integrity, service and excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires. Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen. So in addition to rejecting

Military leaders reflect on fallen warriors

Buckley leadership expressed their sympathy for everyone affected by the July 20 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting. Among the victims were two Buckley members, Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Childress and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John Thomas Larimer. "This tragic event has affected everyone here

Flight Medicine Clinic open during the weekend

The Flight Medicine Clinic, Building 600, will be open this Saturday and Sunday from noon - 6:00 p.m. to offer walk-in assistance to anyone affected by today's incident. There will be a mental health provider as well as a physician on staff during those hours to offer assistance. In addition, there

Children broaden their horizon of sports

PTL's reclaim PT testing

An Air Force wide policy took place January 1, 2012, allowing physical training leaders to once again administer and monitor official Air Force physical fitness test. With budget constraints Air Force wide, having PTL's administer the tests is one way the Air Force is saving money.The PTL's are

Mail Call!

In a flurry of movement and a whirl of machinery, the workers at the Buckley's Official Mail Center process more than half a million pieces of mail a year for Buckley organizations and residents. "We send mail to the 99 consolidated organizations here as well as all the personal mail for our dorm

Buckley kicks for cash

Approximately 100 Buckley service members gathered July 12at the fitness center where they participated in Zumba and kick boxing for money, which will go toward Homes for Our Troops recipient Cpl. Nick Orchowski's home.Orchowski, an injured combat Army veteran who sustained a spinal cord injury

Buckley finance team volunteers to help evacuees

The 460th Comptroller Squadron sent five volunteers to the Air Force Academy to assist with travel vouchers for the approximately 6,000 wildfire-affected Air Force members and their families July 9-10. "The academy asked for some personnel from the finance office to help them reintegrate everybody

460th OG proves it’s a cut above the rest

The 460th Operations Group beat out all of its challengers in Air Force Space Command to take the Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault Trophy as the top operations group in the 14th Air Force.The 460th OG proved its mettle as the only Air Force operations group to provide space intelligence, surveillance and