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July 29, 2026
In Our Communities | On Base

Community Leaders Join Aurora Base 

Leaders from the Greater Buckley, Colorado community, a 2025 Great American Defense Community, visited Buckley Space Force Base to tour the facility and learn about the activities taking place. Visitors saw military working dog demos and toured one of the base’s famous radomes. According to an Air Force report, the visit built relationships between base leadership and members of the Buckley Regional Military Affairs Council. 

5,200 Medical Student Dorms to Be Demolished 

More than 5,000 medical students enlisted at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas lost their housing after systematic infrastructure failures were identified in the dorm buildings, Task & Purpose reported. The defects, which included mold and faulty construction, left the dorms unable to be repaired and set for demolition. 

Air Force photo by Joshua Hollis 

July 29, 2026
In Our Communities | On Base

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