Tag: 140th Wing
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Requirement that could protect jets at Buckley makes must-pass defense bill
A requirement to replace Air National Guard fighter planes is headed to the president and could protect the future of aging F-16s at Aurora’s Buckley Space Force Base. The National Defense Authorization Act would require the secretary of the Air Force to work with the National Guard on a plan to replace guard planes at…
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Bipartisan amendment may keep planes at Buckley Space Force Base
Buckley Space Force Base could get reassurance in next year’s defense budget that its fleet of F-16s will be replaced. The base has some of the oldest F-16s in the Air Force at a time when the service is looking to eliminate older, maintenance hungry planes to modernize. However, this summer a bipartisan slate of…
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Colorado Air National Guard wing gets new commander
The Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing will see a shuffle in leadership Sunday as a new colonel assumes command. After two years at the helm of the lead Air National Guard wing, Col. Micah Fesler will hand the 140th over to his vice commander, Col. Christopher Southard, during a change of command ceremony scheduled…