Shakin' grass: 566th IOS members finish deployed spouse's yard

Five 566th Information Operations Squadron members and a friend got down and dirty Saturday to help a deployed member's spouse.Master Sgt. Paul, Tech. Sgts. Kenneth and Stephen, Staff Sgts. Jonathan and Micheal, and civilian Jessie Smith, labored six hours to lay sod and finish more than half of

You are not forgotten

Colorado National Guard trains for natural disasters

From behind the glass doors they could hear the moans as they tested the entry for safety. The wounded were pleading for them, crying out in pain to their rescuers in gray plastic suits and face obscuring masks. As they opened the door, they set to work quickly, evaluating the wounded and loading

Patriot Day

Everyone in AFSPC a space warrior

Every member of Team Buckley plays a role in the space mission, from dining facility workers who cook for and feed base personnel to space operators who watch the skies and track missiles.The fact that everyone on Buckley AFB is a part of the team was reiterated Sept. 8 when the wing held a

Obstacle Course

460th SFS member wins Sijan Leadership Award

A Company Grade Officer from the 460th Security Forces Squadron recently won the 2006 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award at the Air Force Space Command level for the company grade officer category. Capt. Jeff Beckford, the operations officer for the 460th SFS, beat out other members from Air Force

Buckley selected AFSPC 'installation excellence' winners

Having a base packed with individual command- and Air Force-level award winners and more than a few "over-achievers" seems to add up to excellence for Buckley Air Force Base. The base was recently selected as the 2006 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award winner by Air Force Space

Air Force, base officials to dedicate first new chapel in 20 years

Base and visiting officials are scheduled to dedicate the new all-faiths chapel at Buckley Air Force Base today. The dedication ceremony, hosted by Gen. Lance W. Lord, Air Force Space Command commander, begins at 11 a.m. at the new chapel facility. The $6 million, 26,800 square-foot facility is the

Buckley hosts metro EMS training

More than 125 metro area paramedics, doctors and nurses converged recently on Buckley Air Force Base for the first time for a bi-annual emergency medical services conference. The conference, which featured classroom instruction and practical, hands-on instruction, focused on mass casualty incidents