Both ends of rank spectrum cut cake at Junior Enlisted Appreciation Day

Tech. Sgt. Ana Frias, 8th Space Warning Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Ana Frias, 8th Space Warning Squadron NCO in charge of the commander's support staff, is Team Buckley's Warrior of the Week for Aug. 8-14. Sergeant Frias has served in the Air Force for 10 years and hails from Wareham, Mass. Her hobbies include hiking and anything to do with nature. What

Team Buckley to showcase fitness with mini triathlon

The fifth-annual Fit Fight Freedom mini triathlon is scheduled for Aug. 23, 8 a.m. beginning at the Aurora Beck Center Pool. The triathlon is open to all valid military identification card holders 15 years old and older. "This race embodies the meaning of Fit to Fight," said 2nd Lt. Jessica Gruver,

TriWest offers guidance on TRICARE Prime enrollment fee automation

People who pay TRICARE Prime enrollment fees will soon be required to change the way they make those payments. As early as 2010, TRICARE Prime beneficiaries who pay enrollment fees will be required to make their payments electronically. When these changes become effective, check payments will only

DREST trains Airmen for the fight

Buckley Air Force Base Deployment Ready Expeditionary Skills Training graduated 40 Airmen Aug. 7, the program's largest class so far. To date, 165 personnel have been trained. The class, which prepares Buckley Airmen for deployments, is three days long. The first day of training is in a classroom;

Mile High Honor Guard represents

Airmen defeat power outage, have fun

Fitness Center gets new equipment

The base fitness center recently purchased new cardio equipment to better serve Team Buckley and allow service members to work out with less wait time. The equipment should be installed in the Fitness Center in the next two to three weeks. "Airman will be able to come in, choose the type of cardio

Team Buckley reenlists Airmen in July

Be it known, in July 2009, the following Airmen renewed their commitment to defending our country: Master Sgt. Scotty Woods - 460th Space Communications Squadron Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Jones - 460th Security Forces Squadron Tech. Sgt. Modesto Martinez - 460th Force Support Squadron Tech. Sgt. Russell

Global Strike Command Will Stress Nuclear Mission

A key step in reinvigorating the Air Force's nuclear deterrence mission will be made today with the activation of the service's Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said the new command will bring together the Air Force bomber force and