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  • Annual CEL Survey to begin for Buckley Family Housing Residents

    It's that time of year again: the annual CEL & Associates housing survey for Buckley Family Housing will be going out to everyone's door Sept. 7. This year, we need our residents' help once again. The community has a voice and this is the medium to share it. We appreciate all the responses that we

  • AFSPC commander sends Labor Day wingman safety message

    Over the 2010 summer months we have lost three members of our Air Force Space Command family. One died in an automobile accident, one was lost off shore while kayaking and another took his own life.We have seen a spike in safety incidents in the past few weeks and this negative trend must stop. We

  • Team Buckley holds mini-triathlon

    The 460th Force Support Squadron hosted the sixth annual Fit Fight Freedom Mini-Triathlon Aug. 22 at Buckley Air Force Base.The mini-triathlon comprised a 300-meter swim, a 12.5-mile bike ride and a three-mile run.The winners are as follows:Female OverallTami WiseFemale 20-29Veronica GattaFemale 30

  • Commentary: You can make a difference

    What is one of the most powerful predictors of whether a sexual assault will be completed or not? You are!When a woman is attacked by a single individual, you, as a prosocial bystander, can play a vital role in determining whether a rape will be completed or not. The presence of a bystander makes a

  • Mosquitoes and you

    Summer weather is here and many of us will participate in outdoor activities. What you might not realize is that body heat and the carbon dioxide, which we exhale, attracts insects such as mosquitoes.Mosquito surveillance - the capture and testing of mosquitoes for disease -- is conducted between

  • Submit your claim for retroactive stop loss today!

    Airmen, veterans, and beneficiaries who were involuntarily extended under Stop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, are eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay.If your enlistment was involuntarily extended due to Stop Loss, and you have yet to file a claim for RSLSP, the last day

  • Third party collections a win-win program

    The next time you visit the 460th Medical Group, whether for an appointment, to pick up a prescription or to get lab work done, you will be asked to show your "yellow card."Similar to a civilian health insurance system where patients are required to show proof of insurance, the Air Force asks all

  • Colonel Mahon assumes command of 460th Mission Support Group

    Col. Deirdre Mahon took command of the 460th Mission Support Group during an assumption-of-command ceremony Aug. 16.Col. Clint Crosier, 460th Space Wing commander, passed the unit flag to Colonel Mahon in front of the 460th MSG's components, the 460th Civil Engineer, Contracting, Force Support,

  • 80 selected for promotion to staff sergeant

    Eighty senior airmen from Team Buckley were selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant Aug. 19. The list includes 460th Space Wing units, tenant units and geographically separated units.Selected for promotion from Team Buckley were:David Adams, Air Reserve Personnel CenterDonnell Aguinaga,