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Space Force assumes command of newly named Buckley Space Force Base

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado’s Buckley Air Force Base is getting a new name, with an official ceremony happening Friday morning. The base is now officially Buckley Space Force Base.

United States Space Force Col. Marcus D. Jackson assumed command of the base effective June 4, 2021.

You can re-watch the ceremony on FOX31 NOW in the player below.