Buckley honored with local environmental award

Buckley Air Force Base was one 14 local organizations awarded a Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Gold Award for 2006 during ceremonies April 12. The award, the second the base has earned, is given each year by the Metro District. The award honors those facilities that have demonstrated 100

Team Buckley celebrates opening day with Rockies

Local Girl Scouts adopt dorm residents as Hometown Heros

Medical warehouse open for business

Six Buckley officers selected for promotion

The 2006C Line of the Air Force, LAF-Judge Advocate and Chaplain central selection board selected Buckley officers for promotion to colonel and lieutenant colonel.Lt. Col. Jeffrey Palmer, 460th Space Wing was selected for promotion to colonel and Majs. Christopher, 2nd Space Warning Squadron,

Buckley Clinic moves to new location

The Buckley Clinic moves to fourth floor of the Aurora North medical building at 830 Potomac Circle March 19. With the lease at the current clinic terminating at the end of March, 460th Medical Group officials said the move from the Anshutz Outpatient Pavilion has been "in the works" for months to

Marine Corps to offer commission to officers of other branches

The U.S. Marine Corps is offering a new program for officers released from the Air Force under the force-shaping program.Individuals that have been commissioned as an officer in another service will be eligible to earn a commission with the Marine Corps through the Officer Candidate Class program if

Buckley master sergeants selected for promotion

Two Team Buckley senior noncommissioned officers were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant by the Air Force March 14.Master Sgts. Michael, 2nd Space Warning Squadron, and Robert, 460th Medical Group are part of the 1,282 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant by Air

Adjutant general takes final F-16 flight

Maj. Gen. Mason C. Whitney, outgoing Colorado National Guard adjutant general, took off from here in an F-16 Fighting Falcon the morning of March 8 for his final flight before retiring. It had been nine years since he last flew, he said, but it all came back to him as soon as he got warmed up.

Governor names 140th WG commander as new Adjutant General

Gov. Bill Ritter today nominated Brig. Gen. H. Michael Edwards to become the new adjutant general and executive director of the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. He will replace retiring Maj. Gen. Mason C. Whitney. A change-of-command ceremony is scheduled for March 24. Since