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KADENA BASE BULLETIN, July 13
Posted 7/13/2011 Updated 7/13/2011
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18 Wing Public Affairs
7/13/2011 - KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please e-mail a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.
Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Tuesday to be included in the weekly bulletin e-mail sent on Wednesday. NO FEDERAL ENDORSEMENT OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS OR ACTIVITIES IS INTENDED.
In the bulletin this week at Kadena:
NOTICES
Kadena USO phone number change
Road Tax due July 31
Area Defense Counsel's office closure
Urinalysis/Drug Demand Reduction program location change
PCS assignment help
OSI recruitment meeting
Kadena Eagles baseball team
LRS Personal Property and Passenger Service Element new hours
ONLINE CAC scheduling
Kadena AB emergency numbers
Base library closure
Assignments notification process
Self proctoring German driver's license online test
Annual CGOC golf tournament cancelled
Ryukyu Middle School sports complex maintenance
Erwin Airman Leadership School looking to hire sharp SSgt
18th MDG closure
Kadena Air Force Ball Committee holding National Anthem singer auditions
Housing office closure
Furniture Management Office appliance repair closure
UPCOMING EVENTS
SNCO induction ceremony
Family child care new provider's orientation
Team Kadena 56 Club meeting
Kadena quarterly awards ceremony
2011 Okinawa summer traffic safety campaign
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Wired Bean volunteer
Kadena High School football conditioning
Stearley Heights Elementary School needs 'crossing guard' volunteers
NOTICES
Kadena USO phone number change
The Kadena United Services Organization has changed phone numbers. To contact the USO, please call 633-0473.
Road Tax due July 31
As a reminder from 18th Security Forces Squadron, all "Y-plate" Status of Forces Agreement-status vehicles must purchase a 2011 Japanese Road Tax sticker by July 31. The 2011 sticker is red in color and has the number "23" in the middle. Owners will need all original paperwork to include the vehicle title, Japanese Compulsory Insurance, Property Damage Insurance, military registration and recycling ticket. Owners can get their 2011 road tax sticker from their insurance company, one of the Joint Services Vehicle Registration Office events held at each military installation on the island, or the Okinawa Road Tax office located outside Camp Kinser's Gate 4, next to the land transportation office.
For further information on updating your road tax sticker, please refer to the Camp Foster JSVRO at 645-3963/7481/4299. Displaying a non-current road tax sticker on the windshield of your vehicle is a ticketable offense, and not displaying any road tax sticker is also a separate ticketable offense. Vehicles must have current road tax paperwork and the sticker must be physically placed on the top of the front windshield in the center, near the rearview mirror.
Area Defense Counsel's office closure
The Area Defense Counsel's office will be closed July 14-15 for carpet installation. We will resume normal operation July 18 at 7:30 a.m. If you need assistance on either of these days, please call our voicemail at DSN 634-3114 and leave a detailed message; to include, your name and DSN number. We will return your call as soon as possible or e-mail TSgt Heather McKee at heather.mckee@kadena.af.mil
Urinalysis/Drug Demand Reduction program location change
Kadena's Drug Demand Reduction program has moved from the current location in the 18th Medical Treatment Facility, Building 626, to Building 428, which is located on the southwest corner of Kuter Avenue and Rickenbacker Road, across the parking lot from the Schilling Community Center. This facility already houses the Health and Wellness Center, Women Infants and Children office, and the Bio-Environmental Engineering office. All personnel will sign in at Room 115 in Building 428 for urinalysis testing.
Any questions should be directed to the Drug Demand Reduction program manager, Rory Calhoun, at 630-4402.
PCS assignment help
As a military personnel squadron, we are trying to service our customers better and allow them easier access by using SharePoint for relocation matters. In the link below, all customers will be able to see what is required for an overseas or continental U.S. assignment, what is needed for orders and final out.
https://kadena.eim.pacaf.af.mil/18WG/18MSG/18FSS/FSM/FSMP/Relo/default.aspx
The first document, "Read Me" information, is the starting point, and the rest of the documents are tabbed-out to assist you, the customer. This will save you time and you can start the process as soon as you receive your assignment. Personnel can also use this site even if they have yet to receive an assignment, to better educate themselves on what is expected of them when an assignment is assigned.
OSI recruitment meeting
Join us during the monthly recruitment meetings held the last Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. in the Office of Special Investigations Detachment 624, Building 705. For specifics on eligibility and how to apply, contact the local OSI Detachment at 634-5165 or visit www.osi.andrews.af.mil. .
Kadena Eagles baseball team
Interested in playing baseball? The Kadena Eagles baseball team is open to all Status of Forces-status personnel on Okinawa who are 18 years old or older. We travel around the island playing against local Okinawan teams in various tournaments. Our next practice will be at the Camp Futenma softball fields.
If you are interested in trying out, please e-mail Jason Mann at jason.mann@kadena.af.mil or call 632-9017/090-3796-7566.
LRS Personal Property and Passenger Service Element new hours
LRS Personal Property and Passenger Service Element has new hours to better accommodate customers.
Effective immediately, LRS will be open until 8 p.m on Wednesdays. Additionally, to improve personnel's ability to support customers, LRS will conduct in-house training every thursday afternoon, closing these functions at 1 p.m. The take away from this training is a more well-rounded Airmen or MLC civilian to assist you with all your travel and personal property needs.
ONLINE CAC scheduling
Common Access Cards are created on appointment-only basis except for Walk-in Wednesdays and emergencies. Effective immediately, personnel can schedule CAC appointments online using the link below. This will be the only means of scheduling an appointment; the organizational email cacappointmentbox@kadena.af.mil will be not be monitored, customers will get an auto-response redirecting them to the following site.
http://appointments.cac.navy.mil/appointment/building.aspx?BuildingId=439
As a reminder, dependent ID cards are still walk-in only. If you have a scheduled CAC appointment and would also like dependent ID cards, we will issue your CAC and provide you a DD Form 1172 that you can sign in our presence enabling your dependents to receive their card(s) in your absence and allowing you to return to duty. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Military Personnel Section Hours:
Mon / Tues / Thurs / Fri 8 a.m.-noon
Walk in 2-3 p.m. Appointments Only (Customer Service Element is walk-in for
Dependent ID cards, DEERS updates, leave inquiries)
Walk-In Wednesdays - ALL Elements/Services (including CACs) are WALK-IN
8 a.m.-4 p.m. & 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (2d & 4th Wednesday)
Kadena AB emergency numbers
To report an emergency on Kadena Air Base please contact the on-base fire department by dialing 911 from a Kadena base telephones, or when dialing from a cell phone dial 098-934-5911.
Base library closure
The base library will be closed July 23 for an all-day power outage.
Assignments notification process
On July 1, 2011, assignment Report on Individual Persons have gone away.
Information found on the assignment RIP is located on vMPF. The MPS Relocations Office will e-mail a message with instructions and PPCs (if applicable) to personnel selected for an assignment.
Currently, the only personnel requiring RIPs are unit security managers processing needed clearance requirements. To meet the need, we will send a monthly roster of personnel w/PPC codes to unit electronic correspondence boxes (ATTN: Security Manager) so security managers can process needed clearance requirements w/out requiring RIPs.
Additional improvements to the relocations process include updated forms and checklists to clarify and streamline the process for orders completion and final out processing. If you have any questions about our process improvements, please contact the MPS Superintendent MSgt Witak at DSN 634-9818 or anthony.witak@kadena.af.mil.
Self proctoring German driver's license online test
Driver's license testing online is now open to all Common Access Card holders using military computer systems and permanently changing stations to Ramstein Air Base, Spangdahlem Air Base, or any supported GSUs. That includes Air Force members, Department of Defense civilians, and all other personnel possessing a CAC card and PCSing/processing through an Air Force installation. Army personnel may use the site as a study tool only, not for an official test.
Access the site at https://wwwmil.usafe.af.mil/DLT/Default.aspx?TabID=1&Action=Home. Users must self register. When ready to test click the
Annual CGOC golf tournament cancelled
The Kadena Company Grade Officers Council's golf tournament at the Banyan Tree Golf Course scheduled for July 15 is cancelled.
Ryukyu Middle School sports complex maintenance
The Ryukyu Middle School (RMS) sports complex (football field, softball field and the track) will be under construction from July 6 to Sept. 1. During this period of construction, DoDDS has placed the fields and track off-limits to ensure the fields have the appropriate time to reset so the conditioning efforts are ready for the upcoming school year.
The RMS track and field sports complex is surrounded by a fence with locked gates. Although signs are posted around the sports complex instructing people to stay off the fields, several people have been seen disregarding the signs and jumping over the fence to use the fields and the track. RMS is asking all these individuals to discontinue trespassing on their premises.
Erwin Airman Leadership School looking to hire sharp SSgt
The Erwin Airman Leadership School is looking to immediately hire a sharp staff sergeant interested in teaching ALS at the largest Professional Military Education Center in Pacific Air Forces. Applicants are restricted to staff sergeant and cannot have a line number to technical sergeant. Applicants must have their Community College of the Air Force degree or equivalent and should be capable and comfortable speaking to large groups or audiences. Minimum score of 75 is required on the Air Force physical fitness test. Applicant must not be on a temporary or permanent profile. Must have staff sergeant on prior to applying and must have completed the Airman Leadership School in-residence course. Applicants must have or be eligible to obtain 36 months retainability if selected for the minimum three year controlled tour. Do not apply if you have an SRB, an assignment or approved retraining date. Applicant will be required to attend Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course prior to Oct. 11.
18th MDG closure
The 18th Medical Group is closed for readiness training from noon-5 p.m. the third Thursday of every month. The next closure will be on July 21. Phone lines will be open to schedule appointments. Patients with threats to life, limb, or eyesight should call 911 and/or report to the emergency room at Lester Naval Hospital. Thank you for your understanding.
Kadena Air Force Ball Committee holding National Anthem singer auditions
The Kadena Air Force Ball Committee is holding National Anthem singer auditions July 22 between 11 a.m-noon in the Schilling Community Center Ballroom. Candidates must be experienced in singing both Japanese and American National anthems, two singers will be chosen if both anthems are not known by a single singer. The Air Force Ball this year is happening on Sept. 17 at the Rocker NCO Club, so please ensure you will be available for the event and all practices. Individuals must contact MSgt Charles Quentin or MSgt Molly Quentin via e-mail NLT COB July 20 to sign up for auditions.
Housing office closure
The Kadena Housing Office and its satellite offices, Camps Courtney, Kinser, and Foster and unaccompanied housing office, will be closed all day July 29 for an official function. If you require emergency assistance, please contact 634-4663.
Furniture Management Office appliance repair closure
All Furnishing Management Warehouses sections including self-help, the furnishing repair shop and appliance repair section will close at 10:30 a.m. July 29 for an official function. If you require emergency assistance, please contact 634-4663.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SNCO induction ceremony
The Senior NCO induction ceremony will be held at the Rocker NCO Club on July 16. The Icebreaker will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony will be from 6-9 p.m.
Family child care new provider's orientation
A family child care new provider's orientation is July 19 and 20 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. The family child care office is looking for people who will work weekends, nights, and with children 2 years old and under.
Team Kadena 56 Club meeting
The Kadena 56 Club will meet July 21 at noon at the Rocker NCO Club in the Kuba room. Lunch will be provided. The meeting is open to all services. Kadena 56 offers challenging leadership opportunities with a focus on professional development. We also provide aid and assistance to base agencies and the local community. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month in the Kuba room at the Rocker NCO Club. Please come out and see what 56 has going on.
Kadena quarterly awards ceremony
Come out and support the 18th Wing and Team Kadena's 2nd quarter award winners. The ceremony will be held July 22 at 3 p.m. at the Keystone Theater.
2011 Okinawa summer traffic safety campaign
The 2011 Okinawa summer traffic safety campaign will run from July 12-21. Japanese police will conduct traffic enforcement within Okinawa Prefecture during this period by establishing sobriety check points, speed/parking enforcement, monitor vehicle traffic, etc. The campaign slogan is "Family, friends, and community's bond to not allow someone to drive under the influence!" Enforcement Priority: 1. Eradication of driving under the influence incidents. 2. Prevention of accidents involving children and elderly people. 3. Prevention of accidents involving two wheeled vehicles such as motorcycles and bicycles. Be a Safe and Courteous Driver.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Wired Bean volunteer
The Wired Bean Airmen Ministry Center is in need of dedicated staff and technical sergeants during the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the month of July. The duty is from 6-10 p.m. and consists of helping out around the Wired Bean, mentoring, getting schooled on video games by the Airmen, or just hanging out and chatting with them.
If you're interested or have questions call Senior Airman Christina Haga at 634-1288 or send her an e-mail at Christina.haga@kadena.af.mil during normal duty hours Monday through Friday. The weekdays needed for July are 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 and 28.
Kadena High School football conditioning
The Kadena High School football team is looking for volunteers who can commit to helping high school students complete their summer conditioning camp which lasts from June 20 through Aug. 10. Volunteers would be required to supervise workouts on any two days of their choice from 8:30-11 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
This will be a great opportunity for service members to earn volunteer hours, and the coach will write letters for volunteers' military portfolios in appreciation of the help. Volunteers are influential and essential in helping to shape the future for these young athletes.
If you would like more information or are willing to assist, please contact Coach Sergio Mendoza at Sergio.mendoza@pac.dodea.edu or 090-6865-5495. We appreciate your help and support.
Stearley Heights Elementary School needs 'crossing guard' volunteers
Stearley Heights Elementary School is looking for volunteers to support the Summer School Enrichment Program. Two traffic guards will be needed in front of S.H.E.S. each morning from 8:45-9:05 a.m. and noon-12:15 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Summer School dates are June 27-July 22. To volunteer, please contact TSgt Jeanine Funez jeanine.funez@kadena.af.mil with the day and time slot that you'd like to volunteer.
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