SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- -Information for these events can also be found in the community calendar page of the Schriever Air Force Base website.
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This week
Space situational awareness de-briefing
Come join the Orbital Analyst Support analysts as they brief on space situational awareness topics. The briefing will cover information gathered from Space Situational Awareness, Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies and Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research conferences. There will be a Q&A session on how SSA is important to all space users. The briefing will be Friday from 9 -10 a.m. in the Building 300 Auditorium. For more information, contact Christine Mack at 567-2722.
On-base
Schriever to honor days of remembrance
Come support our nation's Remembrance Day, August 10 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the fitness center as we honor victims of the Holocaust. Our guest speaker will be Oscar Sladek, a Holocaust survivor. He will provide firsthand insight about his experience being prosecuted by the Nazi party during World War II. Lunch will be provided during the event. For more information, call 567-4095.
Diversity Day 2017 seeking staff and booth volunteers
Do you have a passion for a particular culture, unique skill, or special group? Diversity Day is August 18 and we need enthusiastic volunteers to design and run booths to educate the Schriever Air Force Base populace on a variety of cultures and groups. Volunteers will design the booths and the Diversity Day committee will fund your creation. The following booths need representation: African American, Polynesian, Japanese, Polynesian, Japanese, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, Indian, German, Greek, American Indian, African, Women's History, Asian American and Pacific Islander and Disabilities and Mental Illness. We are also seeking staff volunteers to assist with set up, tear down, security, escorts, food handling and logistics. If you are interested in participating, please contact Liz Archuleta at 567-7347 or Capt. Kara Jarvis at 567-4667.
Lactation room available
New moms, there is a new dedicated lactation room inside the Restricted Area, Building 500, Health and Wellness Center. This provides a dedicated space for lactation and will assist with successful breastfeeding while serving at Schriever.
Available hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8 a.m. - noon
Wednesdays and Fridays: noon - 4 p.m.
Dietician at Schriever HAWC
A registered dietician is available at the Schriever Health and Wellness Center Thursday afternoons. She has three appointments available per week to discuss nutritional concerns and can see most TriCare beneficiaries. The dietician will be in Building 500 across from the Security Forces Squadron building. To schedule an appointment, call the HAWC at 567-4292.
HAWC bod pod functioning again
The bod pod located in the Schriever Health and Wellness Clinic is fully functional again. The bod pod is a computerized, egg-shaped chamber that measures a person's mass and volume, from which their whole-body density is determined. Using this data, body fat and lean muscle mass can then be calculated. To set up your appointment, and/or arrange restricted area access, call 567-4292.
HAWC hosts classes
Health Promotions is now offering the following classes in Building 500:
"Healthy Sleep Tips" every second and fourth Monday of the month at 1 p.m.
"Basic Nutrition" every first and third Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m.
To sign up for the above classes, call the HAWC at 567-4292.
HAWC assesses RMR
The Schriever Health and Wellness Center is now offering Resting Metabolic Rate assessments at Building T-135 on Fridays from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. RMR represents the minimum energy (or calories) a body needs to support one self. Participants should have an empty stomach and have consumed no caffeine prior to the assessment. Call 567-4292 to schedule an appointment.
TA mass briefing, one-on-one education counseling begins
Tuition assistance briefing followed by education counseling is now offered every last Wednesday of the month in Building 210, Room 310. Mass TA Counseling is held 8 - 9:30 a.m. and one-on-one education counseling at 9:30 a.m. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome. To sign up, call Master Sgt. Janelle Amador at 567-5927 or Vicki Brautigam at 567-5903.
Orbital Harmony conducts auditions
The Schriever Air Force Base Choir performance group, Orbital Harmony, will be conducting auditions to fill vacant spots for the summer 2017 performance season. All positions are currently open (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass). Any experience level is welcome. Auditions will be conducted by appointment in Building T135. Participation in the Schriever Choir can be used towards qualification for the U.S. Air Force Volunteer Ribbon. For more details or to schedule an audition, please contact Allen Vickrey at 719-721-9280.
Sign up for SAI
Single Airmen Initiative events are free for both officers and enlisted personnel. If you are single and would like more information on the events available or would like to register, contact Seth Cannello at 567-6658.
Fitness center holds aerobics class
The fitness center staff will be teaching the following classes:
Spin class: 4 - 5 p.m. Mondays
Step aerobics/low impact: 4 - 5 p.m. Wednesdays
Yoga/pilates: 12 - 1 p.m. Fridays
All classes will be held in the aerobics room; however, space is limited. Classes are free and open to all Schriever members. You must sign-in at the front counter before taking the class.
For more information, visit the fitness center or call 567-6628.
The 2017 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Memorial Essay Contest kicks off
The Lance P. Sijan Chapter of the Air Force Association is pleased to sponsor the 2017 Gen. Bernard A. Schriever Memorial Essay Contest. The purpose of the contest is to stimulate thought, discussion and debate on matters relating to how the Air Force and Air Force Space Command provide space and cyberspace capabilities for the joint force and the nation. Contest details and submission rules are contained in the 2017 Schriever Essay Contest Information and Rules Summary, which is available on the Lance P. Sijan Chapter website, www.lancepsijanafa.org/. Submissions must be unclassified and are due to the Lance P. Sijan Chapter of the AFA by August 15. For more information, contact Mr. George Bradley, AFSPC Director of History at 554-3081.
Closures
IRT closure
The Indoor Running Track will be closed now until Aug. 14 for maintenance.
Clinic announces closures
The Schriever Clinic will be closed the following dates/times:
Friday Noon- 4:30 p.m. Medical Group picnic
Aug. 10 Noon- 4:30 p.m. Training day
Sept. 1 All day Family Day
Sept. 4 All day Holiday
Sept. 14 Noon- 4:30 p.m. Training day
Note: Normal clinic hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Walk in services end at 3:30 p.m. The pharmacy and lab close at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For emergencies, call 911. For appointments, call 524-CARE.
CPTS announces closures
The 50th Comptroller Squadron financial service office will be closed the following dates/times:
Aug. 8 All day
If you require assistance with Government Travel Cards or the Defense Travel System, please contact your unit representatives. If you have any questions, contact 567-2010.
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program – William Hughes
William Hughes has been approved for the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program due to current medical issues. If you like to donate leave to him, you can complete the OPM 630-A, request to donate annual leave to leave recipient under the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (within agency) http://www.opm.gov/FORMS/PDF_FILL/opm630a.pdf or https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630b.pdf (outside agency).
For more information, contact Chris Norrod at 554-6888.
Off-base
Society of Military Widows holds meeting
The Society of Military Widows is open to widows of any branch of military service, regardless of the spouse’s rank. The Pikes Peak Chapter 15 of the Society of Military Widows meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the Peterson Air Force Base Club. Call 597-0492 or 591-9523 for more information.
Military Retirees host council meeting speaker
The Military Retiree Activities office holds its monthly council meeting the second Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m. in Building 350, Room 1206, at Peterson Air Force Base. The guest speaker for August 10 will be Jerome Ford with an overview of Veterans Helping Veterans. For more information, call 556-7153.
Fort Carson DLA announces services
Disposition Services Colorado Springs, located in Building 324, 1475 Wickersham Boulevard, Fort Carson, conducts orientations by appointment. The orientations discuss disposition services/processes to include turning in excess property, reutilizing government property, available web-based tools, special handling of property and environmental needs.
- To schedule an orientation training, contact 352-4186
- For receiving/turning in questions, contact 526-9689
- Environmental questions, contact 526-0289
- Reutilization/Transfer/Donation, contact 466-7002
TAPS looking for service members
The Tragedy Assistance Program is hosting a survivor seminar and is in need of active-duty service members to pair with a child during their journey of grief, helping them gain coping skills in a supportive environment. For more information and how to register, visit the program’s website at www.taps.org or call Melissa Hermosillo at (915) 780-3344.
50 CONS Base Support Flight Newsletter
The 50th Contracting Base Support Flight quarterly newsletter, “The Goods,” is now available for download at http://go.usa.gov/x96XV. For specific questions and concerns, email 50CONS.LGCB.BaseContracting@us.af.mil.
Academy cadet sponsor program looking for volunteers
The U.S. Air Force Academy is looking for volunteer sponsor families to build a professional mentoring relationship and provide a home-away-from-home for cadets. The program needs about 180 families to sponsor cadets. Sponsors must be at least O-3 for officers, E-6 for enlisted and GS-05 for civilian. The program is designed to provide new cadets mentorship, offering active-duty and retired military personnel and civilians in the community an opportunity to mentor cadets on a permanent basis for their time at the Academy. Email cadet.sponsor@usafa.edu or usafa.cwtmsponsor@usafa.edu or call 719-333-2727 for more information.
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To submit a bulletin, visit the Public Affairs page.
Schriever Web Highlights and Base Bulletin are notifications that may be of common interest to our members. They are neither an official endorsement nor a solicitation on behalf of the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Office, the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense. Additionally, the appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement of the external Web site or the information, products or services contained therein by the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Office, the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sites, the U.S. Air Force does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of the Base Bulletin. For more information about this product, call 567-5040.
To submit a bulletin, visit the Public Affairs page.
Schriever Web Highlights and Base Bulletin are notifications that may be of common interest to our members. They are neither an official endorsement nor a solicitation on behalf of the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Office, the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense. Additionally, the appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement of the external Web site or the information, products or services contained therein by the 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Office, the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sites, the U.S. Air Force does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of the Base Bulletin. For more information about this product, call 567-5040.