IDEAs can earn $10,000

The Air Force has rewarded nearly $1.3 million over the last several years through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness, or IDEA, program. The IDEA program, which is open to all Air Force personnel, rewards Airmen with cash if they have an idea that will save the Air Force

460th CONS gets new commander

Military spouse pays it forward

Mrs. Samantha Mothershead paid it forward July 3. The military housewife earned a grant from the CBS's Pay It 4ward Colorado program, one in which the news station gives $1,000 to five Coloradans who will use the money to change someone else's life. She qualified to donate 20 to 25 children's car

Buckley Chapel blesses bikes, bikers

Buckley's water deemed safe, meets all standards

Buckley's water system continues to meet all state and federal drinking water standards.Buckley's water system is consecutive with Aurora's, therefore Buckley is not required to sample as extensively as the city of Aurora. However, Bioenvironmental sampled for microbiological contamination (total

460th MDG gets new commander

Col. Danny Seanger relinquished command of the 460th Medical Group to Col. Michael Chyrek during a ceremony June 22 at the 460th Space Wing headquarters building here. Colonel Seanger parted the group by commending its accomplishments during his tenure. He addressed its sequence of location changes,

Gate closures scheduled for Aug. 1 - Aug. 9

Sixth Avenue Gate closure is scheduled for July 30 to Aug. 3 and Aug. 6 to 9: Inbound lanes will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The outbound lanes will be closed. From Aug. 6 to Aug. 9 the inbound lanes will be closed. Outbound lanes will be open for traffic to exit the base from 6 a.m. to 6

Base residents asked to stay on road ways

Residents, especially those who live in base housing, are being asked to remain on the roadway along Telluride Street while walking to or from the Base Exchange, commissary or fitness center. Base officials have noticed military personnel and family members cutting across the field behind the dog

Space wing leadership changes hands

Team Buckley, community leaders and guests gathered as the 460th Space Wing leadership changed during a change of command ceremony June 12 at Hangar 909 here. Col. David W. Ziegler passed command of the wing to Col. Donald "Wayne" McGee Jr. Colonel McGee was previously the 21st Operations Group

460th Mission Support Group welcomes new commander

The 460th Mission Support Group welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony at the 460th Space Wing headquarters building June 8. Col. Bart Hedley, who hailed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., where he was the HQ Air Force Space Command Civil Engineer Flight commander, accepted