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Vol. 66 No. 21
M:ay 27, 2016

Relax, unwind at Nellis Community Commons

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter By Senior Airman Jake Carter

The Community Commons, located on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., plans to open its doors to Department of Defense ID 99th Air Base Wing Public A airs
card holders and Airmen on May 26 during a grand opening next to the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 10 a.m.
While at the Community Commons, users will have access to video game rooms, a computer lab and music rooms. NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — On May 26, Airmen
and all Department of Defense ID cardholders will have
a place to relax and mingle with other individuals when
the Community Commons opens on Nellis AFB, Nev.

With the new Community Commons opening, the 99th
Force Support Squadron is hoping the new commons will
provide a place of comfort a er working.

“We wanted to provide Airmen with a centralized hub
for community activities,” said Capt. Jessica Bates, 99th FSS
community support ight commander. “It will provide Air-
men a place to decompress, to socialize, study, host events
and to take instructional community center classes.”

Activities that will be available to Airmen include a
video game room, computer lab and music rooms, but
will also include much more.

“( ere is a) café area, which will include a co ee
kiosk, grab-n-go items and microwave. ( ere will be
a) multipurpose room which can host rental space for
commander’s calls, large community events, projectors
for gaming tournaments and movie nights,” said Bates.
“( ere will also include) a conference room, children’s
reading area, instructional room, training rooms, wireless
internet, cable television and digital library e-readers will
also be available for use.”

e community commons, which will be located in
building 312, next to the Airman and Family Readiness
Center, is hoping this will help support the Airmen and
families of Nellis.
__________________ See COMMONS, on page 3

Air Force changes utility allowance for privatized housing residents

By Secretary of the Air Force Public A airs for the majority of residents will now be dreds of thousands of dollars annually ing funds from key program features,
calculated using monthly meter read- on rebates that went to residents whose like maintenance support, housing mod-
WASHINGTON — The Air Force ings instead of a ve-year average with actual energy consumption rates were ernization and community amenities.
revised its utility allowance policy May a 10-percent bu er the previous policy above average, said Jennifer Miller, the
18 to ensure quality on-base housing used. Current occupants will remain deputy assistant secretary of the Air Under the new policy, the utility al-
for military families and continue to grandfathered in the old system for one Force for installations. lowance will still be determined by the
cover utility costs for the average energy year. average consumption rates of homes as-
consumer. is meant, Air Force-wide, priva- sembled in “like-type” groups at every
Under the former policy, military tized housing income went toward ____ See ALLOWANCE, on page 3
For new tenants, the revised policy privatized housing projects spent hun- above-average rebates each year divert-

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