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Buckley Air Force Base

Buckley AFB, facing west into the Rocky Mountains.
Airport information
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ICAOKBKF
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Airport typeMilitary: Air Force Base
OperatorUnited States Air Force
LocationAurora, Colorado
Built1942
In useJuly 1, 1942 - present
CommanderColonel Crosier
Occupants460th Space Wing
140th Wing
Elevation1726 m (5662 ft)

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Buckley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Aurora, Colorado, that was established by the U.S. Army in 1943. The base was named in honor of the World War I Army pilot 1LT John Harold Buckley.

The host wing of Buckley Air Force Base is the 460th Space Wing, a unit of the U.S. Air Force Space Command.

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Wings Over The Rockies puts a 'proud veteran' front and center - The Aurora Sentinel Tweet this news
The Aurora Sentinel--Instead, it will become a symbol for the expanded museum, one that will draw both civilians from Denver and military personnel from -Buckley Air Force Base-. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:03:08 GMT+00:00
San Francisco investor buys 3 Denver apartment complexes for $62M - Denver Business Journal Tweet this news
Denver Business Journal--Hickory Ridge, 2134 S. Richfield Way, Aurora 80013-4131 ― This 688-unit apartment complex south of -Buckley Air Force Base- sold for $33 million, ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:07:36 GMT+00:00
Integra Telecom Endorses Concerns by Department of Defense over Proposed ... - NewsBlaze Tweet this news
NewsBlaze--Numerous major installations of the Department of Defense are located in Colorado, including the US Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, -Buckley Air Force Base-, ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:08:08 GMT+00:00
Several Air Force football players can take the court, too - American Chronicle Tweet this news
American Chronicle--He played a few basketball games for the prep school, scoring 20 in a game against -Buckley Air Force Base-. He said his background in basketball helps him on ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:58:44 GMT+00:00
Air Force's football players can play a little hoops, too - Colorado Springs Gazette Tweet this news
Colorado Springs Gazette--He played a few basketball games for the prep school, scoring 20 in a game against -Buckley Air Force Base-. He said his background in basketball helps him on ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:30:08 GMT+00:00
Alamosa opinions vary on proposal - Pueblo Chieftain Tweet this news
Pueblo Chieftain--Pilots out of -Buckley Air Force Base- in Aurora, Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs and Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico are already approved ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:10:05 GMT+00:00
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Conduct ... - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--Autumn Blend participants included the Department of Homeland Security; FEMA; -Buckley Air Force Base-, Aurora, Colo.; the Pentagon Force Protection Agency; ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:36:55 GMT+00:00
Fort Carson remembers heroes - KXRM Tweet this news
KXRM--In 2005 he was assigned to Eglin -Air Force Base- as a Ranger Instructor in the Ranger Tranining Battalion. He served as the 1st Squad Leader of 1st Platoon, ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:31:29 GMT+00:00
Studio Shed and SolSource Offer Affordable, Value-Added Solution for Work-At ... - PR Web (press release) Tweet this news
PR Web (press release)--Its clients include -Buckley Air Force Base-, Fossil Ridge High School, the Pepsi Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, Blue Mountain Arts corporate ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:42:13 GMT+00:00
Some Employers Go Above & Beyond For Soldiers - cbs4denver.com Tweet this news
cbs4denver.com--They were at -Buckley Air Force Base- as guests of a Defense Department agency called Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, or ESGR. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:52:41 GMT+00:00

Airport Runways
DirectionLength ft(m)Surface
14/3211,000 (3,353)PEM

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

Air Forces
Fourteenth * Twenty-Fourth
Centers
Space and Missile Systems Center * Space Innovation & Development Center * 614th Air and Space Operations Center * 624th Operations Center * Air Force Network Integration Center
Bases
Buckley * Los Angeles * Patrick * Peterson * Schriever * Thule * Vandenberg
Stations
Cape Canaveral * Cape Cod * Cavalier * Cheyenne Mountain * Clear * Kaena Point * New Boston * Onizuka
Wings
Space1st * 2d * 3d * 21st * 30th * 45th * 50th * 460th
AcquisitionGlobal Positioning Systems * Launch and Range Systems * Military Satellite Communications Systems * Space-Based Infrared Systems * Space Development and Test * Space Superiority Systems
Air Base61st Air Base
Cyber67 NWW * 688 IOW * 689 CCW
Groups
Combat Comm|3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st
Cyber26 NOG * 690 NSG * 67 NWG * 318 IOG
Squadrons
Space Aggressor26th (AFRC) * 527th (ACC)
Command and Control1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 55th Mobile * 119th * 153d * 222d * 721st Mobile
Space Communications3d * 50th * 850th
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Space Experimentation3d
Space Launch1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th
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Space Surveillance1st * 3d * 5th
Space Test1st Air and Space * 2d * 3d * 4th
Space Weather55th
Space Warning2d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 10th * 11th * 12th * 13th * 137th * 213th

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Flying Training
Flying Schools
Eastern Flying Training Command * Central Flying Training Command * Western Flying Training Command
Specialized Schools
Bombardier * Contract Flying * Glider Training * Gunnery * Navigator
Technical Training
Eastern Technical Training Command * Central Technical Training Command * Western Technical Training Command

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State capital: Denver
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