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Installation Overview --Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado

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Installation Overview --Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado

The 2nd Space Warning Squadron renders their first salute to incoming commander, Lt. Col. Jennifer Jenkins, during a change of command ceremony

Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force; photo by: Senior Airman Steven Czyz

Buckley currently supports more than 92,000 people throughout the Front Range community. This includes 3,156 active duty members from every service, 3,309 National Guard personnel and Reservists, 3,843 civilians, 2,427 contractors, 36,600 retirees and dependents and 40,000 veterans.

Buckley is home to the 460th Space Wing and more than 77 other units representing every branch of service and components - Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve, some of which are: 140th Wing (140 WG), and its 120th Fighter Squadron (F-16) 566th Intelligence Squadron 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion Air Force Audit Agency Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 801 Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), Detachment 45 and others.

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