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  • 14th Air Force leadership team comes to Buckley

    Lt. Gen. David J. Buck, Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Neri, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 14th Air Force (AFSTRAT), Air Force Space

  • SECAF makes first stop at Buckley’s backup location

    Leadership from the Air Force Space Command welcomed the Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Heather Wilson, May 23, to Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., to see the mission of the deployed Buckley AFB Airmen at their backup Mission Control Station.Wilson’s tour of the space wing highlights her focus on

  • Helicopters in the U.S. Air Force

    When most people think of the Air Force, their first vision tends to be of sleek fighter planes or powerful bombers.  Although not as famous, helicopters have been an important aircraft in the service’s history and been involved in some of its most heroic moments.Although the concept of a

  • Team Buckley Airmen graduate from CCAF

    The following Airmen graduated from The Community College of the Air Force, May 24, at a ceremony in the Leadership Development Center here: Senior Airman Hannah Adams, 566th Intelligence Squadron Information Management Staff Sgt. Billy Baggett, Air Force Reserve Component Human Resource

  • Law enforcement pays respect to fallen heroes at Retreat ceremony

    460th Security Forces Squadron Airmen render salutes as the American flag is lowered during a Retreat ceremony May 15, 2017, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The Retreat ceremony recognizes fallen civilian and military law enforcement officers with the 21-gun salute, the playing of TAPS and the

  • ALS class 17-D graduates

    Airman Leadership School graduates stand together May 11, 2017, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. ALS is a course where Airmen learn supervisory skills necessary to succeed in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob Deatherage/Released)

  • 2nd Space Warning Squadron receives new commander

    Lt. Col. Shannon DaSilva assumes command of the 2nd Space Warning Squadron from Lt. Col. April Wimmer May 11, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Col. Lorenzo Bradley, 460th Operational Group commander, presided over the ceremony and began the transfer of the guidon between Wimmer and DaSilva. From

  • Colorado’s top service members recognized by community at AFRL

    The Aurora Chamber of Commerce hosted the 41st Annual Armed Forces Recognition Luncheon May 5, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Denver.The AFRL is an event which recognizes the service of Colorado’s men and women in uniform. Active-duty, guardsmen and reservists from each branch of the military were

  • MQT graduates first official class of space operators

    Sixty Airmen from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., had the honor of being the first official graduating class of Mission Qualification Training May 3, 2017. Mission Qualification Training is the secondary part of training that all of Buckley AFB’s space operators receive to become certified and