The United States Air Force has a long and storied history; the branch was established on July 26, 1947. Since then, the Air Force community has grown and evolved as it has adapted to the times. Currently, there are more than 320,000 active duty military personnel and thousands more in reservists (Air Force Personnel Demographics, n.d.). With numbers this high, it would be difficult for an organization to perfectly care for all aspects of its community. However, the Air Force is not in the same circumstances as a regular organization. The military faces other aspects of life that are extremely unique. One of the most difficult situations the military community faces is active conflict. There are very few careers in the world that can demand so much from the community. The military can require a person to leave their family for the better part of a year, work in conditions most people cannot imagine, and put their life in danger every time. second of the day. Experiencing situations like this will have a different effect on each individual depending on how they deal with whatever is happening to them. The Air Force has participated in more than ten conflicts since becoming a separate force. With each conflict, a portion of the community stationed in every part of the world that the Air Force promised to care for has become ragged and worn. Buckley is one of those locations that people have been deployed from since 1960. The area was originally purchased by Denver and donated to the Department of the Army (History/Buckley Visitors/Home, n.d.). Buckley became the base for the Buckley Air National Guard, then was converted to an active duty base in 2000; since then, there continues to be...... middle of paper ......this Personnel Center. Retrieved November 17, 2013 from http://www.afpc.af.mil/library/airforcepersonneldemographics.aspPTSD in the Air Force. (nd). Help with PTSD treatment. Retrieved November 17, 2013, from http://ptsdtreatmenthelp.com/ptsd-in-the-air-force/ Robson, S. (May 15, 2012). Soldiers either do not seek treatment for PTSD or abandon therapy prematurely. Stars and stripes. Retrieved November 17, 2013 from http://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/soldiers-fail-to-seek-ptsd-treatment-or-drop-out - of-therapy-early-research-finds-1.177275What is PTSD. (nd). U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Accessed November 17, 2013, from http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/symptoms_of_ptsd.aspHistory / Buckley Visitors / Home. (nd). Visit Aurora Colorado. Accessed November 17, 2013 from http://www.visitaurora.com/Buckley-Visitors/History