Buckley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located east of Denver, Colorado. Seal of the Air Force. ... Colorado State Capitol Building Denver is the largest city and capital of the state of Colorado, United States of America. ...

History

During the early years of World War II the city of Denver purchased a parcel of land and donated it to the Department of the Army. The site was named Buckley Field after 1st Lt. John Harold Buckley, a Longmont, Colorado native, who lost his life while on a strafing mission behind enemy lines on the September 17, 1918. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Longmont is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Construction on the base began in early 1942. Buckley Field would accept and train over 50,000 airmen in initial basic training. The Army Air Corps Technical Training School at Buckley consisted of bombardier and armorer training for aircrews on the B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers. 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Army Air Corps is a vital component of the British Army. ... A B_17 nicknamed Sally B in England in 2001 The B_17 Flying Fortress was the first mass_produced, four_engine heavy bomber. ... Royal Canadian Air Force B-24 Liberator The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft, and was used by most of the Allied air forces in World War II. Designed as a heavy bomber, it served with distinction not only in that...

In 1946, the Colorado Air National Guard assumed control of Buckley. Shield of the United States Air National Guard In the US military, the Air National Guard (ANG), as part of the National Guard, is the organized militia of a particular US state and is a reserve of the US Air Force (USAF), too. ...

The Department of the Navy took charge of Buckley Field in 1947 and renamed the base, Naval Air Station-Denver, Colorado. The renamed base now housed veterans and their families waiting to revert back to civilian life. Thousands of veterans transitioned back to civilian life over the next fours years until 1951. The Navy continued to operate and maintain the base until 1959 when it was decommissioned reverted back to Air Force ownership. Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Licensed by the Air Force to the state of Colorado in 1960, for the next forty years the base remained, Buckley Air National Guard Base.

In 1997, Air Force Space Command stood up the 821st Space Group on Buckley. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Air Force Space Command (USAFSPC or AFSPC) is a major command of the U.S. Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. ...

External Links

• Buckley Air Force Base (http://www.buckley.af.mil/)
• Buckley AFB History Reference (http://www.buckley.af.mil/docs/heritage/BuckHisSend.doc)