Commentary: The Importance of Education

One-third of a credit hour! That is all I needed for my Community College of the Air Force degree that I pursued more than 10 years ago. I had some previous college credit when I joined the Air Force but for some reason my three-credit math class could only be converted to 2.66 credits. As a

HQ ARPC has Buckley’s Warrior of the Week

Staff Sgt. Ramon A.D. Montoya, Air Reserve Personnel Center Headquarters selection board technician, is Team Buckley's Warrior of the Week for Sept 28. Staff Sgt. Montoya is from Salt Lake City, Utah, and has served in the Air Force for 8 years. His hobbies include spending time with his 3 boys,

460th MDG tests readiness

The 460th Space Wing, in conjunction with local emergency response teams, recently held an exercise to test response times, and to validate their medical contingency response plan. Throughout the day, the medical group, Buckley Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, and the Rural Metro

460th CES Offer Fire Prevention Tips

Fall is approaching the Front Range quickly. The nights are colder and the days are shorter. Here are some fire safety facts and tips on how to stay safe not just during the fall and winter, but all year long. Cooking: Is the leading cause of home fires, and accounted for 40 percent of home fires

Buckley youths "deploy"

With the on-going real-world deployment schedule, children have many questions about what happens when their parents are involved with a deployment or exercise. In an effort to explain this, Buckley Air Force Base is hosting a Youth Mock Deployment. This program will provide an opportunity for

460th Medical Group creates sick call

Nov. 2 the 460th Medical Group will begin an active duty sick call from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Bldg. 600. Active duty members will not need an appointment; they will walk into Bldg. 600, which is the flight medicine clinic, on Buckley Air Force Base. After arrival, Airmen will be prioritized and seen

Commentary - Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood

Editor's Note: This is the fifth story in a seven-part series on the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. A class on these habits is offered periodically by the Airman and Family Readiness Center.I have never been a "one-upper," but I am guilty of prescribing solutions in situations before I

566th IS Airmen Earn Bronze Star Medals

Colonel John Bansemer, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing Commander presented Bronze Star Medals to three 566th Intelligence Squadron Airmen during an award ceremony August 26 at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. "Before September 11 the number of Bronze Star Medals I saw

Air Force celebrates 62 years

Buckley Remembers