More than 10 Colorado mayors visited Buckley Air Force Base for Mayor’s Day on Feb 1 to learn about the mission and strategic importance of the base.
“The idea for this came from one of my visits to Washington, D.C.,” said Col. Daniel Dant, 460th Space Wing commander. “I had great ties to the community of Aurora, but not really to the surrounding areas. It was suggested to have a mayors’ day.”
For this event, Buckley AFB invited local mayors onto base for a view of the day-to-day operations.
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