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  • 460th Space Wing and Team Buckley quarterly awards

    Congratulations to the 460th Space Wing and Team Buckley second quarter award winners for 2015.The 460th SW quarterly award winners are as followed:Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Amanda Detar, 460th Operations GroupNCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt. Zoila Ginn, 460th OGSenior NCO of the Quarter:

  • Block 10 training chief goes from aircraft to spacecraft

    Buckley is home to space operators that work 24/7, providing persistent global surveillance to the entire earth without pause.The responsibility of training future warriors falls to Capt. Matthew, Block 10 chief of training.Matthew oversees the Standardized Space Trainer, a state-of-the-art training

  • Airman’s drive to serve leads to missile warning

    With one of the most mission critical jobs on base, Senior Airman Justin, 2nd Space Warning Squadron data systems operator, has to be "locked in" to make sure the bases mission of missile defense is carried out at the maximum efficiency.Originally from Augusta, Georgia, Justin had to work to make

  • Cellphone safety saves lives

    There is a growing nationwide problem with distracted driving. With the advent of smartphones and wireless technology, being connected is a constant reality. This constant connection is turning fatal when people try to operate their vehicles while using their cellphones, according to the Institute

  • Commander's Action Line: Addressing your "speed bump" concerns

    As you know, we are building a better BAFB each day with numerous initiatives ongoing to improve our missions while we improve our installation and quality of life. These include repaving streets and parking lots, re-roofing buildings, adding new capabilities, improving our security, and much

  • 21 Team Buckley members selected for promotion to master sergeant

    21 technical sergeants from Team Buckley were selected for promotion to master sergeant July 16.According to the Air Force Personnel Center, the selection rate this year was 22.4 percent and 5,301 technical sergeants out of 23,619 eligible for promotion were selected.  To view the full selection