BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE
SPACE FORCE
Aurora, CO
United States
BUCKLEY SPACE FORCE BASE
SPACE FORCE
Aurora, CO
United States
Buckley Space Force Base
Base Essentials
Buckley Space Force Base is located just east of Denver in Aurora, Colorado, and has an estimated population of around 11,500. The base houses air and space assets on its grounds. Some of the units stationed here are the 120th Fighter Squadron, the 2nd Space Warning Squadron, 566th Intelligence Squadron, and the Buckley Garrison. Buckley Space Force Base originally served as a bombing range, and was eventually turned into an airfield, and finally a base. The land was donated by the city of Denver in 1938. Buckley Space Force Base is named after a pilot who was killed in France during a mid-a...
Base Details
Type
Space Force Station
Branch
SPACE FORCE
Command
USSF
Status
Active
Est.
January 1, 1942
Acres
3,800
Active Duty
3,000
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Buckley Space Force Base History
Named AfterFirst Lieutenant John Harold Buckley
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