| American Force Network |
The birthday break is an ongoing promotion held every Friday at 9:15 a.m. on Power 1575 radio. The promotion is open to anyone with a birthday. Just visit www.mccsiwakuni.com/birthdaycake, fill out the form and let Power 1575 and Marine Corps Community Services take care of the rest. Every Friday, birthdays from the previous week will be announced and on the last Friday of every month there will be a random birthday cake giveaway for one birthday in the upcoming month.
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| American Red Cross |
The American Red Cross is offering a Dental Assisting Training Program. To receive your certificate you will receive 40 hours of didactic course and 500 hours of supervised clinical experience and chair side instruction. The program must also be completed within six months of the start day. For more information or requirements, call 253-4525 or email iwakuni@usa.redcross.org |
| Branch Health Clinic |
To offer its beneficiaries more access to routine and acute care, Branch Health Clinic Iwakuni is adding a provider to the family practice clinic. This will increase the number of available appointments available to BHC Iwakuni beneficiaries on a daily basis. Because more routine and acute appointments will be available in family practice, the Urgent Care Clinic will no longer see patients for these types of care. The Urgent Care Clinic will be reserved for urgent and emergent cases only. An advice line is available 24 hours a day. Please call 253-5571 if you have questions.
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| Chapel |
Gospel choir practice will be held every Thursday night in preparation for the 2012 Annual Christmas Concert. For more information, call Billie Scott at 080-3272-5902 or email billiej316@gmail.com .
No Catholic Masses will be held aboard station Sept. 9th or 16th. However, a van will be provided for those who do not have a vehicle to go to the Christ The King Catholic Church in Iwakuni. The van leaves the station chapel parking lot at 8:30 a.m. The Saturday Catholic Masses for Sept. 8th and 15th will still take place inside the chapel. Daily Masses for Sept. 3rd to 6th and from Sept. 17th to 20th are cancelled. For more information and directions to Christ The King Church, contact the Chaplain's office at 253-3371.
A marriage enrichment small group is scheduled to be held 6:30 p.m. in Building 936C every Monday. For more information, call Chaplain Bruce West at 253-3371 or e-mail bruce.b.west@usmc.mil.
Come join us for Christian fellowship, group discussion, and breakfast every Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. at the northside mess hall. For more information, call 253-3371.
A new men’s ministry is scheduled to be held 7 a.m. every Saturday at the chapel. For information on the new study, Gospel in life, call 253-3371. |
| Childcare |
If you have an unborn baby and will need childcare, put your name on the waiting list as soon as possible. If you do not sign up for the waiting list you are at potential risk of not having childcare. For more information, call at 253-4141. |
| Club Beyond |
Join us for Club Beyond every Tuesday night. Enjoy games, music, food and fun plus a short Bible lesson. Club is held in Yujo Hall, between the chapel and thrift shop, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. every Tuesday. Club Beyond, where friends, fun and faith connect. For more information, call the chapel at 253-3371 or 080-4177-2060.
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| Community Support |
The lending locker program is available to provide small home appliances and utensils for incoming and outgoing command sponsored members for up to 60 days inbound and 30 days outbound. A copy of PCS orders are required to check-out items and the program is by appointment only. The lending locker is located in Building 411 Room 101. For more information, call 253-6161. |
| Eagle Scouts |
If any Eagle Scouts aboard station wish to provide support or participate in raising new scouts to Eagle, contact the troop at Iwakuni.BSA.Troop77@gmail.com |
| Girl Scouts |
The Iwakuni Girl Scouts is looking for fun-loving, devoted women and men who want to make a positive impact on the lives of young girls. If you are interested in becoming a leader, coleader, board member or parent volunteer, e-mail: iwakunigs@gmail.com. |
| Golf Pro Shop |
Golf here in Iwakuni has not died; the Iwakuni Golf Pro Shop is selling vouchers and transportation to the Iwakuni Country Club, a golf course out in town. It takes only a few minutes to get out to the country club by bus and the entire trip will only cost approximately $35. For more information, call the Golf Pro Shop at 253-3402. |
| Housing |
Community room inspections are required in order to rent a community room. Patrons reserving community rooms risk losing their reservation by missing their inspection appointment. To schedule a community room or get more information, call Housing at 253-3341. |
| Library |
System Available Station library has now added Transparent Language Online to their resources. This program is available to all library patrons within the Marine Corps community to include, active duty, dependents and retirees, for free via web-browser. The program offers more than 80 language opportunites. To register for a Transparent Online Account, visit the library located on the third floor of Bdlg. 411. Once registered, users may access the Transparent Language Online program from any internet connected computer. Accounts remain active throughout the life of the contract with Transparent Language Online. For more information or to register, visit the station library. |
| Mothers of Preschoolers |
MOPS, Mother of Preschoolers, is a encouraging group for pregnant mothers and moms of children ages 0-6. Now holding summer playdates, visit www.facebook.com/Iwakunimops for times and locations, or email iwakunimops@yahoo.com. |
| Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) |
The Iwakuni Navy Marine Corps Relief Society is providing Quick Assist Loans to prevent active duty service members from falling prey to predatory lenders. These loans are designed to assist with short-term living expenses up to $300, interest free and must be repaid within 10 months. For more information call the Iwakuni NMCRS at 253-5311 or stop by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Room 148. |
| Partial Transition from CIF to IIF |
The Consolidated Storage Program has transitioned from the consolidated issue facility model. All field protective mask issues and returns will take place at the CIFs or IIFs. Each customer will have a single issue record including any field protective masks and all infantry combat equipment issued through CIFs or IIFs. For more information, call 623-2626 or 623-2625.
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| Provost Marshal's Office |
The Criminal Investigations Division is looking for information concerning vandalism as a result of graffiti at various locations aboard the air station. If you have any infomation, call 253-3333.
To report a crime, call 253-3333. Callers can leave a detailed message without having to speak to a live person.
Please contact the Provost Marshal’s Office Lost and Found if you have lost various items around the air station. Examples of items may include cell phones, keys, digital cameras, bicycle helmets, etc. To recover lost items or for more information, call 253-4929 or e-mail jeffrey.anderson@usmc.mil.
The Provost Marshal's Office Community Relations OFfice has new hours of operation for fingerprinting, flight-line access,passport reentry stamps, and the lost and found. New office hours are 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
- Anti-terrorism force protection hotline:253-ATFP(2837)
- Life limb or loss of vision threatening emergencies while on the air station: 119 or 911. From a cell phone or for bilingual capability: 082-721-7700.
- For security issues, contact the Provost Marshal’s Office : 253-3303. To report without talking to a person, Crime Stoppers: 253-3333.
- Sexual Assualt: To make a confidential report of sexual assault or harrasment, contact the victim advocate at 253-4526 during working hours. For after hours, weekends and holidays, call 090-9978-1033 or 080-3427-0835. You can also call the installation SARC at 253-6556 or 080-5865-3566.
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| Iwakuni Roadrunners |
All servicemembers and civilians are welcome. Runs are Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Meeting place is in front of Crossroads Mall. Time and length of runs vary. All abilities are welcome. For more information, visit “Iwakuni Roadrunners” Facebook page. |
| Sexual Assault Response Coordinator |
To make a confidential report of sexual assault or harrasment, contact the victim advocate at 253-4526 during working hours. For after hours, weekends and holidays, call 090-9978-1033 or 080-3427-0835. You can also call the installation SARC at 253-6556 or 080-5865-3566. |
| Strike Zone |
The Strike Zone is looking to form a women’s bowling league. It will take place Thursday nights 7-10 p.m. The teams will consist of three members. For more information call 253-3495. |
| Thrift Store |
The Marine Thrift Store has new management and new hours. Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Open to active duty military in uniform Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
The Thrift Store gives funds generated from donations they receive back to the community. If your organization is hosting a community event, or wondering how they will fund their next community relations project, your Thrift Store may be able to help. For more details, contact Sharon Rostkowski at 253-4711.
Volunteer positions available. Applicants should be outgoing, willing to have fun and highly motivated. We are also looking for a board member treasurer with book keeping experience. Board members and store volunteers must attend all store meetings. All positions are noncompensated positions. For more information call at 253-4711 or e-mail: thrift_store@yahoo.com. |
| TriCare |
A new TriCare program offers coverage for young adults under 26, uniformed services dependents under 26, unmarried, and not eligible for their own employer-sponsored health care coverage may be qualified to purchase TYA, which offers TRICARE standard coverage for monthly premiums of $186. A premium-based TRICARE Prime benefit will be available later this year. For more information, visit http://www.tricare.mil/mediacenter/news.aspx?fid=706 |
| Weight loss support group |
Weight loss support group meetings are held on Mondays at 5 p.m. outside of Building 657. Service members, family and civilians are welcome. For more information, call 090-9147-0409 or e-mail verasavage@gmail.com. |
| Youth & Teen Center |
Club starts Saturdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Open to youth ages 10 to 15. Build and program “ROBOTS” that obey your every command! Create thousands of robotic inventions. Interactive Servo Motors make your robot walk and move. For more information contact the Youth & Teen Center at 253-5549.
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