News

March 10, 2020
BUCKLEY IMPLEMENTS PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Buckley Air Force Base leadership has been notified by the Tri-County Public Health Department that a dependent spouse of a service member has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.
March 10, 2020
BUCKLEY AFB INCREASES HEALTH PROTECTION CONDITION LEVEL

Buckley AFB, in conjunction with the other area military installations, has raised its Health Protection Condition (HPCON) level to A from Zero in response to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state of Colorado.
March 10, 2020
BUCKLEY AFB CLOSES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

At 0600MST today Buckley Air Force Base closed the A-Basin Child Development Center until further notice as a precaution to a potential coronavirus (COVID-19) case.
March 9, 2020
The Bod Pod

The Body Composition Machine, or commonly referred to as the “Bod Pod”, is an instrument that helps determine total body fat percentage, lean muscle mass as well as resting metabolic rate and total energy expenditure of an individual.
March 4, 2020
The Love for Music

Senior Airman Richard Elefson, an 11th Space Warning Squadron mission management operator, has a passion for playing the flute that helped him become a talented musician.
March 3, 2020
Team Buckley hosts Annual Awards Ceremony

The awards ceremony followed a pep rally theme with live music from Aurora Central High School band and cheerleaders from the Denver Broncos and Colorado University, as well as local mascots.
Feb. 27, 2020
Thriving Thursdays brings alternative health avenues

Good physical health and good mental health are often intertwined, but these are only two of the four pillars of health. Thriving Thursday is a workshop for highlighting and recharging the four pillars of health: mental, physical, spiritual and social.“We are constantly looking for new ways to build
Feb. 24, 2020
Maj. Gen. John Shaw and Tonia Shaw visit Buckley AFB

Maj. Gen. John Shaw, Combined Force Space Component commander, U.S. Space Command, and commander, Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force, and his wife, Tonia Shaw, visited Buckley Air Force Base, Colo, Feb. 21, 2020, to learn about the unique missile warning mission here. Both were given tours
Feb. 13, 2020
Buckley housing kicks off monthly Community Advisory Board

Buckley Family Housing held a Community Advisory Board at the Buckley Family Housing clubhouse on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo, Feb. 13, 2020. The purpose of the CAB is to encourage residents to engage in their community and positively affect the quality of life of families living within the
Feb. 10, 2020
Air Force, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment collaborate to protect drinking water sources

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are working together to develop a plan to sample off-base drinking water sources near Buckley Air Force Base for potential contamination from past fire-fighting activities at the