ORI/UCI tips map road to success

The Operational Readiness and Unit Compliance Inspection is pulling into the driveway and will be at our door very soon.Successfully hosting our guests with the office of the Inspector General means successfully showing the team that we're good at what we do and we're proud of that.We've exercised

Viewpoint: Know and enforce the standards

Recently I had the privilege of attending an NCO academy graduation. The guest speaker for the evening was a local command sergeant major. During his speech he said something that I hope hit home with the audience and something I want to share with you: an NCO's responsibility (and I'd say all

Staff Sgt. Jared McCartney, 120th Fighter Squadron, is Team Buckley's Warrior of the Week for Feb. 15

Staff Sgt. Jared McCartney, 120th Fighter Squadron, is Team Buckley's Warrior of the Week for Feb. 15. Sergeant McCartney is from Round Mountain, Nev., and has served in the Air National Guard for four years. He enjoys swimming, tennis and wrestling with his kids.Why was Sergeant McCartney nominated

Dental employees take care of Team Buckley's teeth

460th CPTS Financial Services Flight is 2009 Air Force Financial Services Office of the Year

For the first time, the 460th Comptroller Squadron Financial Services Flight is the Air Force Financial Services Office of the Year for fiscal year 2009.460th CPTS' implementation of a new self-help resource center, the SOURCE, has helped improve individuals' ability to take control of their own

Command chief moves upward to AFPC

January Military Justice File released

If you do the crime, you do the time! This is true in the U.S. Air Force. The following is a summary of punitive actions Buckley Airmen received in January.A senior airman was acquitted by a court-martial of wrongful distribution of a controlled substance and obtaining services valued at more than

Servicemembers have one-year to file TRICARE claims

When you visit the doctor, you probably pay your co-pay and then leave. But what if you visit an out-of-network doctor or have other health insurance? You might need to file your own TRICARE claim, something your TRICARE network provider is required to do for you.That's why you should know this

Viewpoint: Put the substance before the flash

Have you ever seen a tricked-out little car that sounds like a lawn-mower? One with flashy rims, an amazing paint job, maybe some flames, big tail-pipes and spoilers, awesome stereo - but under the hood, a tiny, inefficient engine that can't pull the car up a hill? As we head into an important

Viewpoint: How will you be remembered?

Approximately 174 years ago, a tired, bedraggled warrior facing insurmountable odds broke down and wrote a letter to his boss. In the letter, Col. James Bowie exhaustedly wrote, "We will rather die in these ditches than give it up to the enemy."Flash forward to today and we trumpet the words "all