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F-16 pilots get new quarters at Buckley

by Associated Press Published: April 7,2011

Tags: Air Force, Buckley, Sept. 11

Buckley Air Force Base has opened new quarters for a fighter squadron that’s part of the homeland defense system established after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The $4 million structure is for the F-16 pilots and crews of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 120th Fighter Squadron. The squadron is one of 18 air sovereignty [...] [...]

Buckley AFB says it has $1.7 billion economic impact

by Associated Press Published: January 21,2011

Tags: Air Force, Buckley

The top commander at Buckley Air Force Base says the facility contributed $1.7 billion to the local economy in the last federal fiscal year. Col. Clinton Crosier released the number in a speech to the Aurora Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce last week. Crosier says the total includes $26 million in construction, $16 [...] [...]

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