Buckley Youth wins Colorado Military Youth of the Year

"I grew up with my great grandma, but I spent a lot of time with my grandma, my mother and my five aunts," said Ernesto Flores, 2016 Colorado Military Youth of the Year. "That's a lot of females to be around and with no male father figure around it is kind of hard to see and understand what a guy is

Chapel luncheons nourish troops physically, spiritually

In the fall of 2001, approximately 30 people gathered for the first Buckley Air Force Base Chapel luncheon.The event, started as a vision of Debbie Cruz, 460th Space Wing Chapel secretary, has grown from a small gathering held in a modular building to a large assembly in the chapel fellowship

In the spirit of Earth Day, ladybugs take flight

460th wing commander holds commander’s call

Col. John Wagner, 460th Space Wing commander, speaks during a commander's call April 22, 2016, at the fitness center on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Wagner thanked the wing for their mission support, congratulated award winners and discussed recently completed projects on base. (U.S. Air Force

New bunkrooms to house firefighters completed

Team Buckley leadership join Tim Ruperto, Buckley Fire Department deputy chief, for a ribbon cutting ceremony April 25, 2016, at the fire department on Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. The ceremony symbolized the completion of new fire station bunkrooms, Building a Better Buckley Together project,

Buckley AFB celebrates Earth and Arbor Day

This year celebrated Buckley's 11th year of qualifying for Tree City USA, a nationwide movement that provides the framework necessary for communities to manage and expand their public trees.

Child Abuse Awareness Month: recognizing the need to act

An anonymous person once said, "you can spend a lifetime trying to forget a few minutes of your childhood."During the month of April, Buckley Air Force Base members raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month by recognizing the need to act.Child maltreatment includes child abuse and

Deacon finds purpose in the service of others

Growing up across the street from a Catholic church, Deacon Craig Fucci, 460th Space Wing Chapel Catholic religious education coordinator, has always had a close relationship with his faith.As a boy, Fucci would accompany his grandmother to church each week as well as attend religious education

460th Space Wing awarded the Omaha Trophy

For the first time the 460th Space Wing has been awarded a  Omaha Trophy for its excellence in global operations and for holding a critical role in U.S. Strategic Command's (USSTRATCOM) nuclear command, control and communications priority mission. "To be recognized as the top Global Operations

Bridging the Literacy Gap with One Book 4 Colorado

"Giraffes Can't Dance" is part of the One Book 4 Colorado program, a statewide annual initiative that offers free copies of the same book to every 4-year-old in Colorado in order to help create a culture of literacy.