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SATELLITES A HISTORY OF BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE Buckley Air Force Base has established itself as one of the most prominent economic and physical landmarks in the history of Aurora. From its early days as a bombing range for Lowry Field, to its current role in providing the nation with strategic missile warning defense as well as serving as a home for the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base has been a ubiquitous, if sometimes mysterious, feature of the city’s past.
Credits Buckley Air Force Base Bret Hoffberger, 460th Civil Engineering Squadron Cultural Resources Specialist Christopher McCune, 460th Space Wing Historian SrA Madison Ratley, 460th Space Wing/Public Affairs Colorado Air National Guard—Air Heritage Committee Melinda Estrada Crowe History Colorado