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  • History comes to Buckley with Tan Son Nhut visit

    Joe Kricho, Tan Son Nhut Association director, Larry Coup, Tan Son Nhut Association member, and Richard Carvell, Tan Son Nhut Association vice president, present a plaque Sept. 14, 2017, in the 460th Headquarters building on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The plaque was presented in honor of William

  • Airmen find resiliency through BJJ

    When they’re not at work, most Airmen search for an outlet. Whether it’s an active sport or a sedentary pastime, everyone is encouraged to find their mental escape.Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a form of martial arts that is commonly used in military combatives, is used by Airmen on base as an avenue to

  • Buckley sends aid to Houston

    A C-17 takes off for Houston, Texas, with cargo on board that will help the relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Harvey Aug. 30, 2017, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. C-17’s from the 105th Airlift Wing out of Stewart National Guard Base in New York arrived at Buckley AFB to pick up cargo that was

  • SBIRS CRE renamed in honor of fallen wingman

    Family, friends and co-workers attend a ceremony to officially rename the Space-Based Infrared System Crisis Response Element to the Lt. Col. (USAF, Ret.) Jay P. Jones, Jr. Mission Planning Room Aug. 22, 2017 on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Jones served 23 years in the Air Force as a space

  • Buckley Field in World War II: Part III

    This final article on Buckley Field during World War II covers life at Buckley during this period, as well as its ultimate fate after the war ended.The early months of Buckley’s operation as a training base were somewhat chaotic as the command staff attempted to build up its administrative

  • Active duty death

    Late Friday afternoon, Buckley AFB was notified by the Commerce City Police Department that Air Force Technical Sergeant Jason Friday assigned to the 460th Civil Engineer Squadron was found deceased. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Technical Sergeant Jason Friday,” said Col. David N. Miller,

  • Buckley proves if helicopter goes down, they are ready to stand up

    Team Buckley participated in a base-wide joint service exercise Aug. 16-18, 2017, at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. A simulated helicopter crash tested responses from numerous agencies across base, including first responders, the decontamination team and other support functions. The participants were

  • New medical facility opens on Buckley Air Force Base

    The 460th Medical Operations Squadron’s Flight Medicine and Bioenvironmental Engineer units opened the new Aerospace Medical Clinic today on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The move from Building 600 to Building 392 is the first step in the Massing the Medics initiative. Relocating these units will

  • 140th Wing returns from deployment

    Members of the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard return home Aug. 13 after serving as a Theater Security Package at Kadena Air Base, Japan, for the past three months.   “Our pilots and maintainers have proven themselves in combat multiple times,” The Adjutant General of Colorado, Maj. Gen.

  • Lieutenant excels beyond rank

    Fresh eyes can detect flaws in a system that others may not see.One Airman on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., spotted issues with the congruency of current 460th Operations Group projects in space.“The project I work on is called Constellation Optimization and Sensor Management for Overhead

 

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