Author: By DAVID BITTON
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Buckley gets new name and new commander
Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora became the first Colorado military installation to change its name in honor of the new service branch on Friday. It’s a move that heralds a change that is soon expected to hit Colorado Springs, where Peterson and Schriever Air Force bases will also get new names, according to Pentagon…
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AFA to rename building after ’64 grad, NASA astronaut
The Air Force Academy plans to honor 1964 graduate and astronaut Frederick Gregory by renaming a building in his honor. The Consolidated Education and Training Facility — which houses astronautical and civil engineering laboratories aligned with the chemistry and biology departments — will be renamed Gregory Hall later this year. The academy didn’t announce when. “Gregory Hall…