Tag: Buckley
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Buckley Space Force Base generated $2.6B for local economy in 2024
The Buckley Space Force Base generated $2.6 billion of local economic impact in 2024, $50 million more than the impact seen last year, officials said. The base — located in eastern Aurora — celebrated the fifth anniversary of the U.S. military branch’s genesis on Jan. 23 with a State of the Base Address, including the presence of…
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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 celebrates 100 years of aviation
From biplanes to F-16s and possibly, one day, F-35s or F-15EXs, the Colorado Air National Guard (COANG) celebrated 100 years of defending the skies they call home Sunday. During a “family day” celebration, a silver, World War II era P-51 Mustang in COANG markings parked next to an F-16 in a special, Colorado-themed livery, and…