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  • DSP Gala marks 40th Anniversary

    Forty years ago, Nov. 6, the first Air Force Defense Support Program Satellite roared into outer space from Cape Canaveral and became the bedrock of America's Silent Sentry against missile attack.To celebrate the milestone, 350 defense contractors, military personnel, civilians and retirees who have

  • 5 NCOs graduate

    Five Buckley Air Force Base non-commissioned officers recently graduated from the Vosler Non-commissioned Officers (NCO) Academy class 10-7 at Peterson AFB, Colo.They include: Tech. Sgt's Nicole Locke, 2nd Space Warning Squadron; Linwood King, Jr., 460th Security Forces Squadron; Shaun Corriea 140th

  • This week in Cyber and Space

    1 November 1966: The Defense Support Program (dsp) was named the successor to the MIDAS Missile Detection and Early Warning Space Watch Program.6 November 1970: The first DSP satellite was launched.Trivia:What country has sent the most types of living creatures into space?USAWe've put the following

  • Are you ready for winter?

    PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Some areas of the country experience mild winter temperatures (like southern California and Florida), while others such as Colorado and the northern states experience snow and freezing temperatures. If you are in a northern state, or traveling to a northern state,

  • Buckley's DSP system celebrates 40th anniversary

    Tomorrow the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first launch of the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite. It was the beginnings of a satellite constellation that has been providing space-based infrared missile warning to our nation's leaders for

  • This Week in Cyber and Space

    1 November 1966: The Defense Support Program (dsp) was named the successor to the MIDAS Missile Detection and Early Warning Space Watch Program.6 November 1970: The first DSP satellite was launched.Trivia:What country has sent the most types of living creatures into space?USAWe've put the following

  • MISSISSIPPI GATE CLOSURE

    The Mississippi Gate is scheduled to close from Nov 11 at 5 p.m. until Nov 15 at 5 a.m. to complete all major construction work. At this time the new gate, with a new traffic pattern will be open. Bicyclist are still asked to avoid the gate until Dec 1, when all construction work will be complete.

  • Panthers wrap up first ever Cyber Lightning exercise

    460th Space Wing Public AffairsWorking under a carefully planned and escalating contested cyber environment on Oct. 15 members of the 460th Space Wing successfully completed its first ever exclusively cyber-focused exercise at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo."Exercise Cyber Lightning" was designed to

  • Victim Advocates-Making a Difference

    by Mr. Ernie GraySexual Assault Response Coordinator10/18/2010 - Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. -- Allied with Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) on the front lines in the war against sexual assault, victim advocates (VAs) are the lifeblood of the United States Air Force Sexual Assault

 

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