Information for these events can also be found in the Schriever Air Force Base Facebook events section.
* Spouses are invited to events marked with
Today
Health Promotions Office to close
The Health Promotions Office will be closed until Friday for mandatory training. It is now located in the T-135 portable next to the fitness center. For more information, contact Carol Carr at 567-4292. Scheduled hearing tests and bioenvironmental services such as gas mask testing still remain in Building 500.
This week
50th FSS to host Spring Fling 2019
The 50th Force Support Squadron will host its annual Spring Fling 2019 10 a.m - 2 p.m. this Saturday in the base fitness center. The fitness center will be closed all day Friday and Saturday morning until the designated time. The event will be western themed and will feature games, pony rides, a petting zoo and other attractions. Children and spouses welcome. For more information, contact 50th FSS Marketing at 567-4740.
AAFES hosts Purple Up Day
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating Purple Up Day, a worldwide recognition of the strength and sacrifice of military children, offering free treats to any child wearing purple at participating Peterson/Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Exchange installations Saturday. For more information, contact Michael Casserly at 576-6174.
Military Retirees Activities Office
The Military Retiree Activities Office holds monthly council meetings the second Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at The Club at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The meeting is followed by lunch at 12:45 p.m. To sign up or for more information, call the Retiree Assistance Office at 556-7153.
The guest speaker Thursday is Kathryn Nearing who will talk about the Older Veteran Engagement Team. Call 556-7153 for more information.
Schriever Choir: Orbital Harmony Auditions
The Schriever Air Force Base Choir performance group Orbital Harmony will conduct auditions to fill vacant spots for the Spring and Summer 2019 performance season. All positions are currently open (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass). Any experience level is welcome. Auditions will be conducted by appointment in the Building 210 Chapel Office. Participation in the Schriever AFB Choir can be used toward qualification for a volunteer ribbon. For more details or to schedule an audition, contact Allen Neal Vickrey at 721-9280.
On base
Legal Office Weekly Briefings
The 50th Space Wing Legal Office provides the following briefings Fridays:
Article 137 re-enlistment briefing - 8 a.m.
Deployment briefings - 9 a.m.
Legal office court requirement: Before appearing and/or testifying in court in their unofficial capacity, all Air Force members are required to meet with the legal office.
For more information, call 567-5050.
Clinic announces closures
The Schriever Air Force Base clinic is closed the following dates/times:
Thursday 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Training Day
May 9 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Training Day
May 17 All Day Wingman Day
May 24 Noon – 4:30 p.m. Family Day
May 27 All Day Holiday
June 13 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Training Day
July 4 All Day Holiday
July 5 Noon – 4:30 p.m. Family Day
July 11 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Training Day
Aug. 8 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Training Day
Note: Walk-in services end at 3:30 p.m. Normal clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. For emergencies, call 911. For appointments, call 524-CARE.
Civilian Developmental Education accepting nomination packages
Nomination packages for Career Developmental Education opportunities are accepted through May 1. Applicants can apply for up to four programs.
The majority of the courses require a continued service agreement in accordance with Air Force Instruction 36-401, Employee Training and Development. Applicants may incur up to a five year commitment upon completion of the training. This commitment begins when the students complete the program and is transferable to another federal agency if the employee leaves the Air Force.
For up to date CDE information, visit the Civilian Force Development page on myPers from a Common Access Card enabled computer, or select “Civilian Employee” from the myPers dropdown menu and search “developmental education.” Required documents, application instructions, a list of CDE opportunities and other criteria are available on the page.
For more information visit: https://www.afpc.af.mil/Force-Development/Civilian-Developmental-Education/.
Logistics planner retraining opportunities
The Air Force Logistics Plans specialty career field is continually seeking enlisted personnel to retrain as logistics planners. For more information, contact Ed Smith at 567-3082.
KMC to provide training
The Knowledge Management Center is providing reoccurring training/classes for the Knowledge Management programs. Classes are held in Building 301, Room 119, every first Thursday of the month. Records Management is held 12 - 1:30 p.m. and Freedom of Information Privacy Act is held 1:45 –
3:15 p.m. Publications and Forms class is provided 1 - 3 p.m. every third Thursday of the month. For more information, contact 50th Space Wing Knowledge Management Center at 567-6001.
To enroll/register, visit https://eis2.afspc.af.mil/sites/50sw/wsa/kmc/tn/SitePages/Home.aspx.
Voluntary Leave Transfer Program - Joel Bernal
Joel Bernal has been approved for the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program due to a current medical condition. Should you like to donate leave to this employee, you can complete the OPM 630-A, Request to Donate Annual Leave to Leave Recipient under the VLTP (within agency) http://www.opm.gov/FORMS/PDF_FILL/opm630a.pdf or https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/opm630b.pdf (outside agency). Scan the signed form or fax to 567-2832.
Off-base
Ellicott High School to host blood drive
Ellicott High School will host a blood drive open for service members 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. April 18. For more information or to schedule a donation, visit vitalant.org.
Get on Board volunteer opportunities event
Get on Board is a community connections event which links citizens with organizations seeking board members or skills-based volunteers. The Schriever AFB community is invited to attend the event which will take place 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. April 23 at the Cornerstone Arts Center at Colorado College. For more information, contact Keith Willschau at 719-632-2618.
AAFES hosts You Made the Grade
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is hosting a You Made The Grade special for first through 12th-graders, including homeschooled students, who maintain a “B” average or higher throughout the school year. Qualified students will earn a $5 Exchange gift card every grading period during the 2018-19 school year. Students must present a valid military I.D. and proof of qualifying grades during any grading period at the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Exchange customer service area to earn their card. For more information, contact Michael Casserly at 576-6174.
World Long Drive Competition seeks competitors
The World Long Drive Competition is debuting a qualifying event for military members this month with the help of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Army Installation Command. Active duty, Reserve and retired Airmen and Soldiers can enter to compete at the Fort Carson, Colorado, qualifying event for the Military Long Drive by visiting www.armymwr.com/MLD. The event will take place 2 p.m. April 20 at Fort Carson.
The winner of the Fort Carson competition will win an all-expenses paid trip to the Military Long Drive Competition championship May 7 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to compete for a chance to win $10,000 and automatic entrance into the Volvik World Long Drive in Thackerville, Oklahoma Sept. 3 - 4. For more information, contact Michael Casserly at 576-6174.
The Society of Military Widows
The Society of Military Widows is open to widows of any branch of military service, regardless of the spouses rank. The Pikes Peak Chapter 15 of the Society of Military Widows meets on the last Wednesday of the month 10:30 a.m. at The Club at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. For more information, call 331-6689 or 260-8172.
The Retired Enlisted Association celebrates grand re-opening ceremony
The grand-opening ceremony for the TREA - The Enlisted Association Chapter 1, will take place May 4 from 1 - 4 p.m. at 3035B South Academy Street in Colorado Springs. This is a free, family-friendly event with food, drinks, community service projects and kids activities.
For more information, email Ashley Perry at ashleyperry1210@gmail.com.
Registration for the 2019 FA40 Training Forum is open
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command’s Army Space Personnel Development Office is hosting the 2019 Annual FA40 Training Forum Aug. 13 - 16 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
This year’s forum will take place in the main conference room of Building 920 where TS-SCI briefings are scheduled.
Registration is open to all members of the Army Space Cadre.
The registration process is not complete without submission of a TS-SCI Visit Access Request, by the member’s organizational special security officer unless he/she possesses a current PAFB/SMDC green badge. VAR information is located on the registration page.
For more information or to register, go to (when prompted, select your Common Access Card email certificate to access the site):
https://army.deps.mil/army/sites/ASKMS/FA40_2019/SitePages/Home.aspx.
For more information contact, Bob Kyniston at 554-0459 or robert.a.kyniston.civ@mail.mil.
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.