Kadena Base Bulletin Published June 9, 2010 By 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a short paragraph (NOT bullets) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, 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. on Tuesday to be included in the weekly bulletin email sent on Wednesday. NO FEDERAL ENDORSEMENT OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS OR ACTIVITIES IS INTENDED. In the bulletin this week at Kadena: Notices Power outage Dental help after hours HAZCOM monitor's training HWAPM training class Gate 4 now open for business Medical records policy change Volleyball camp 718th CES office closures AFRC closure eFinance information Flag Day June 14 Haiti shoe drive Marine PME open to Airmen NCO development seminar Job openings May-June 2010 voting prompts State department career testing LRS protective equipment service hour changes Tax center services GPC training Upcoming Events Airman to Airman Okuma retreat Blood drives Air Force Sergeants Association Membership Drive 4th Annual Fitness Challenge Deployed spouses dinner Famous historian speaks 2010 Air Force Ball Golf Tournament Volunteer Opportunities Summer school traffic volunteers E-5 Dorm Manager positions Baseball and softball coaches needed KHS football coaches needed AF Ball softball volunteers NOTICES Power outage There have been a myriad of emergency power outages in housing areas recently. Civil engineers have isolated the cause of the outages and require one scheduled outage to fix the issue. Housing residents will receive two weeks notice of the outage. For any housing maintenance related issues or questions please call 634-HOME. Dental help after hours The dental officer's on-call cell phone number is 080-2721-0412 and pager is pager is 639-2324. If you are sent to voicemail during this call, please leave your name and phone number so that we can get back to you promptly. If you are not contacted within 30 minutes, please go to Camp Lester's emergency room for assistance. HAZCOM monitor's training Public Health will host a HAZCOM/Fetal Protection Program - Train-the-Trainer course June 10 at 10 a.m. in the 18th Medical Group's Shima-San Conference room on the 3rd floor. This class is reserved for primary and alternate HAZCOM monitors. Attendees must bring their shop's HAZCOM Binders with them. To sign-up, call the Occupational Health at 630-4879 or e-mail 18amds.forcehealth@kadena.af.mil. HWAPM training class A Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Manager's Training Class will be held June 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Natural Resources office, Bldg 3621. Admission to the class for Primary and Alternate Accumulation Point Managers requires a copy of the current appointment letter. Individual letters are required for recordkeeping purposes so one letter admits one student. Unit environmental coordinators also require a current appointment letter. Supervisors who are required to attend but are not active in the management of the accumulation point and personnel taking the class for familiarization may attend without documentation. There will be a final exam at the end of the class. Call Mr. Mumper at 634-2117 for more information. Gate 4 now open for business Kadena's Gate 4 on Highway 58 near the 353rd Special Operations Group is now operating weekdays from 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. There will be NO delivery/large vehicles coming thru this gate, it will be redirected to the Gate 1 Search Pit for access. Also, there will be no visitors' passes issued; all visitors will be redirected to the Gate 1 Visitor's Center. Medical records policy change Active duty members are no longer authorized to hand carry medical records. Active duty and dependent records will be mailed to their gaining location when a copy of the orders has been received. Orders will be accepted when members are within five days of their departure date. If a patient requires a copy of their medical records a 90-day notice must be given to the Outpatient Records section of their MTF. EXCEPTIONS: Active duty assigned to sensitive duties e.g. Personnel Reliability Program, Presidential Support Program or assigned to active flight status. Your flying and sensitive duty status must be current and you must be PCSing into these positions or the "No Hand Carry Policy" is in effect. Exceptions are authorized by the MTF commander only on a case by case basis. For more information, call the 18th MDG Outpatient Records Personnel at 630-4851. Volleyball camp The Okinawa Volleyball Academy will host Coach Cole Tallman, Mount Olive College, as he conducts one of his volleyball camps for Okinawa girls and boys from age 10-19. Coach Tallman conducts yearly camps in Korea, Aviano, and now for the first time on Okinawa. The camp sessions begin June 12 and run through June 18. For more information visit the camp Web site at http://www.edunet.kadena-hs.pac.dodea.edu/FETs/OVA/default.aspx 718th CES office closures The Kadena Housing Office and its satellite offices (Camps Courtney, Kinser, Foster) will close at 10:30 a.m. June 11 for a 718th CES function. If you require emergency assistance, call 634-4663. Additionally, All Furnishings Management Warehouses including self-help and the Furnishings Repair Shop will close at 10:30 a.m. If you require emergency assistance, call 090-1945-1054. The Kadena Unaccompanied Housing Office will close at 10:30 a.m. For emergencies, call 090-1944-8323. The Military Family Housing Appliance Repair Section will close at 10:30 a.m. Call 632-4093 for any questions. If you require emergency assistance, please contact 634-4663. AFRC closure The Kadena Airman and Family Readiness Center will be closed for an official function June 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. eFinance information The eFinance briefing can be found on the 18th Wing SharePoint site homepage. Flag Day June 14 The local chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association is collecting all worn and unserviceable American flags at the 18th Wing protocol office (located in Bldg. 10). The effort supports the 18th Wing Flag Day ceremony scheduled for 4 p.m., June 14 in front of Bldg. 10. General parking will be at Chapel One. A shuttle bus service will be provided from the Olympic Mall for additional parking. For more information, call Master Sgt. Dion Bullock at 634-5654. Haiti shoe drive The ladies of the Phi Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host a free party and shoe drive for the people of Haiti June 18th at the Kadena Officers' Club Ballroom from 8 p.m. to midnight. Attire for the evening is dress to impress! This is a free event, but we ask that you donate a pair of new/gently worn athletic or casual shoes for adults and children (no flip flops/open toe shoes can be accepted). For more information, contact Levia Davis at 098-959-8904 or LeviaDavis@blackberry.docomo.com Marine PME open to Airmen The three-week Marine Corp Corporal's Course is open to Air Force E-4s and E-5s. The course is held on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (near Camp Foster) and the primary focus is leadership, professionalism and fitness. There is a screening process for selection into this program. Contact Staff Sgt. Damien Haman at 632-8003 or Senior Airman Jonnathan Clay at 630-9152 for details on how to apply. A video story about the first Airman graduate's experience is also available on Kadena's homepage. NCO development seminar The McDaniel Center will be hosting an NCO Professional Development Seminar June 14-16. To sign up, contact Master Sgt. Jerry Laney at 634-3337. Job openings The Kadena Chapel has an opening for the AWANA director/commander. Closeout date for bid and resume submissions is June 14 by 4:30 p.m. at Chapel 2. Interviews will be conducted on June 15. Maximum allowable bid for this contract will be set at $12,000 annually with a public bid opening 4:30 p.m. June 15 at Chapel 2. Bid packages are available at Chapel 2 or visit the chapel website at www.kadenachapel.org. For more information, call the contract officer for this contract TSgt Nicholas Cataldi at 634-1288. May-June 2010 voting prompts The following states have primary elections in the near future: June 22, 2010: Utah For more information, contact your unit voting representative or Tech. Sgt. Travis Smalls at 634-2827. State department career testing The Department of State will be offering the Foreign Service Officer test at Torii Station June 11. People interested in taking the test must visit the State Department website at: http://www.careers.state.gov/officer/index.html and complete online registration for the exam. This free test is open to all American citizens. For more information, visit the state department careers website at http://www.careers.state.gov/officer/index.html. LRS protective equipment service hour changes The 18th LRS Individual Protective Equipment section has new customer service hours: Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tax center services The Kadena Tax Center is normally closed on Mondays. However, with the end of the tax filing period approaching, we will be open for walk-in service June 14-15, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Please note that due to the limited number of volunteer tax advisors available, waiting times during walk-in hours may be longer than normal. Additionally, the tax center will be closed June 16-25 and will re-open for business June 28. The Kadena Tax Center is open year-around; however, we only accept appointments after June 15. To schedule an appointment, call 634-7418. GPC training The 18th Contracting Squadron will hold GPC training at NCO Academy (Bldg #719, 2F, auditorium) June 24, from 8 a.m. to noon. Reservations are required by June 18 at GPC section, 634-7724/5338. The designed parking area for the Erwin PME Center is the Erwin PME Center parking Lot (old Lemon Lot) across the street on Douglas, do not park in the front or back of the building. UPCOMING EVENTS Airman to Airman Okuma retreat The Base Chapel hosts its Airman to Airman retreat for dorm-dwellers June 11-12 at Okuma. To register go to www.kadenachapel.org or for more information contact Chaplain Karl Blancaflor at 634-1288 or email karl.blancaflor@kadena.af.mil Blood drives VFW Post 9723 blood drive will be held at the Schilling from noon to 5 p.m. June 14. Call Mr. Kennedy for more information. Kadena's First Term Airmen blood drive will be held Bldg. 3445 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 16. Call SSgt Morris for more information. Air Force Sergeants Association Membership Drive The Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 holds a membership drive at the Kadena BX June 14-18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. This is an opportunity for people to learn more about AFSA, it legislative initiatives, or current retired and veteran affairs. 4th Annual Fitness Challenge Kadena's fourth annual Fitness Challenge is scheduled for June 18, 8 a.m. at the Risner Field House. Teams must be comprised of eight members from the same unit/group (two must be female). For more information, contact MSgt Navarro at 634-3223 or MSgt Ragnone at 634-5701. To register, contact SMSgt Bell at 634-1569 or SSgt Pak at 632-7511. Deployed spouses dinner The monthly deployed spouses dinner is the 3rd Saturday of every month at the Schilling Center. This month's dinner will be June 19 at 6 p.m. at the Fire Dept. Headquarters (Bldg. 3489). The dinner is open to all spouses and children of a deployed or TDY servicemembers. Childcare is available on-site. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at the door. RSVP is requested for the dinner by calling 634-3366. Famous historian speaks George Feifer, an award winning historian and Japanese/Russian history expert, will speak at Kitanakagusuku Kominkan June 20 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and Prefectural Museum/Art Museum June 22 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. visit www.ryubei.com for more information or call 090-9785-3370. 2010 Air Force Ball Golf Tournament The Air Force Ball committee is sponsoring a golf tournament July 16 at the Banyan Tree Golf Course. Showtime is at 5:45 a.m. Cost breakdown is: $40 for E1- E4; $45 for E5-up and DoD Civilians; ¥7,000 or $70 for MLCs; and ¥12,000 or $120 for local nationals. For more information, contact Master Sgt. Stephen Patch at 634-5660 or stephen.patch@kadena.af.mil; or Tech. Sgt. Daniel Morris at 634-1710 or daniel.morris1@kadena.af.mil. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Summer school traffic volunteers Volunteers are needed to help with traffic flow for summer school at Stearley Heights Elementary School. Summer school will be in session June 28 -July 23. Traffic flow volunteers are needed Mon-Fri from 8:45 to 9 a.m. and 11:45 - noon. Contact Suzanne Landrum 634-0361 and Vickie Jaramillo 632-0392 for more information. E-5 Dorm Manager positions Kadena Unaccompanied Housing must immediately fill three vacant Airman Dorm Leader (8H000) positions (Dorm Managers). Staff sergeant applicants must have a minimum of one year experience as a supervisor; possess leadership and mentorship capability; not have any record of emotional instability, disciplinary actions, or financial irresponsibility; ability to speak distinctly and to all levels of rank; possess high standards of military appearance and conduct; knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, supply, accounting, facility maintenance procedures and management of personnel. You must have nine months remaining on your DEROS and not receiving payment from an SRB. This is a three-year controlled non-deployable tour. If you qualify please submit: 1. Airman Dorm Leader Application 2. Copies of last three EPRS 3. Copy of Data Verification RIP 4. Letters of Recommendation If you would like to apply for the positions or have any questions or concerns please contact unaccompanied housing customer service at 634-4016. Baseball, softball coaches needed Kadena Youth Sports and Fitness is looking for volunteer coaches for youth baseball and softball season. Coaches are needed for the following age groups: 5 - 6 T-Ball, 7 - 8 Coach Pitch, 9 - 10 & 11 - 13 baseball, and 9 - 11 & 12 - 15 girls fast pitch softball. The season runs from June 21 to August 28. Contact the Kadena Youth Sports and Fitness office at 634-1384 for more information. KHS football coaches needed The Kadena High School football program is looking for volunteer coaches for its summer conditioning program. The conditioning camp runs from June 21 to Aug. 12. Coaches should be able to attend at least one day (two days preferred) from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays. Coaches will be responsible for helping and motivating student athletes through their prescribed workouts for the day which include running, weightlifting and other athletic skill building activities. Call Coach Sergio Mendoza at 634-1216, 090-6865-5495 or Sergio.Mendoza@pac.dodea.edu for more information. AF Ball softball volunteers The 2010 AF Ball will be held Sept. 18 at the Rocker NCO Club. The AF Ball committee is seeking volunteers for the Air Force Ball Softball Tournament, June 11-13. To volunteer, contact Master Sgt. Timothy Jackson (634-1096) or Master Sgt. Chad Malin (634-2786).