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Kadena Housing Office closure The Kadena Housing Office, Furnishing Management Office, Appliance Shop, Unaccompanied Housing and its satellite offices at Camps Courtney, Kinser and Foster is scheduled to close at 11 a.m. April 5 for an official function. For more information or emergency assistance, please contact at 634-HOME/4663. 18th MUNS inventory The 18th Munitions Squadron storage area will conduct a 100-percent munitions inventory until March 29. Emergency issues will be the only transactions processed during this time frame. For more information, please contact Master Sgt. Peter Bullock at 632-5233 or kadena.FV5270@kadena.af.mil. Mailing and receiving paintball or air soft guns Japanese customs restrict certain calibers of paintball and air soft guns. These guns are restricted to less than 3.5 J/cm2 strength. Any gun with a higher strength will be confiscated. Please ensure specifications are checked prior to ordering and mailing the guns. For more information, please contact Master Sgt. Amanda Snyder at 634-3244. Troy University military personnel scholarships Troy University has three new undergraduate scholarships designed to lessen the impact of nationwide cuts to the military tuition assistance programs. The three scholarships will discount undergraduate per-credit hour tuition to $250 for active-duty, Reserve and National Guard students who would otherwise be eligible for military tuition assistance. The scholarships are available to both full- and part-time undergraduate students through the final term of the 2013- 2014 academic year, and apply to both in-classroom and online courses. For more information, please contact the education office at 634-1500. 2013 Air Force Marathon PACAF Team nominations The Pacific Air Forces’ services will sponsor two female and two male runners to represent PACAF at the 2013 Air Force Marathon Sept. 21 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Interested individuals should submit an Air Force Form 303 (request for United States Air Force specialized sports training) to installation fitness center director, Reeta Meana at narita.meana.5@us.af.mil no later than April 17. The AF Form 303 must be signed by the applicant’s supervisor and unit commander and is considered permissive TDY. For detailed information visit www.usafmarathon.com and for copy/instructions of AF Form 303, visit http://www.usafsports.com/AllAFSports.htm. For more information about Form 303, please call the Risner Fitness Center at 634-5128. Chibana yard sale donations The sexual assault response coordinator office is looking for donations for the Chibana yard sale. Items being sought out are baby/adult clothes and small kitchen appliances. The money raised will go towards the Japan Rape Crisis Center. Please drop off your donations at the SARC office, Bldg. 428 by April 1. For more information, please contact Airman 1st Class Robertkwann Taylor at 632-4498 or email robertkwann.taylor@us.af.mil. Schilling Community Center’s shorter hours In support of the Spring Eggsplosion, the Schilling Community Center is scheduled to be open from noon to 9 p.m. March 30. Platters will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and customers can access the building using the side entrance. For more information, please contact Katy Larson at 634-0693.
Civil Air Patrol The McDaniel Training Center, Bldg. 3445, hosts an aviation demonstration, The Civil Air Patrol, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday. This event is open to all Status of forces agreement members, cadets ages 12-19 and senior members 19 or older. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the community and learn about aviation. For more information, please contact Staff Sgt. Kyle Storako at 634-3348 or go to www.gocivilairpatrol.com. Legal office extended hours The legal office has extended hours every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 4:30-7 p.m. for notaries and powers of attorney. For faster service or to assure you have all the information required for a power of attorney, please visit the Air Force Legal Assistance Website at https://aflegalassistance.law.af.mil. You can also use the website to provide feedback on your legal office experience. For more information, please contact the legal office at 634-3300. Kadena Tax Center is open The Kadena Tax Center, Bldg. 1460, is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for walk-in services and Saturday is by appointment only, for commanders, taxpayers with rental properties, home child care businesses and Department of Defense Dependents School personnel. The tax center also offers a drop-off service. Bring tax documents, bank info and any other forms needed to prepare the return and they will call when the return is ready for pick up. For more information, please contact Tech. Sgt. Alexius Tucker at 634-7418/7748 or email alexius.tucker@us.af.mil. HVAC maintenance Okinawa is on the brink of cooling season and the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron wants to let everyone know that to keep their air conditioner working efficiently, remember to clean the filters if there is a small air conditioner in the work space. If there is a central cooling type of system, clean the vents a minimum of once a month. 18th CES personnel will handle the big maintenance of the systems and it is the occupants or building managers’ responsibility to clean the dirt off of their own vents. For more information, please contact Tech. Sgt. Richard Williams at 634-5513/2277. Holocaust observance Join in the 2013 Holocaust observance by participating in an essay contest. The topic is “Why are the Days of Remembrance so important” Essays should be 1-2 pages in length, double-spaced, and 12-point font. There is a prize for the winner, and the winning essay will be read to the audience at the Schilling Community Center April 8 at 5:30 p.m. before a movie. Please submit essays to Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich-Pendracki no later than noon April 5. For more information, please contact Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich-Pendracki at 634-3813. Unaccompanied housing needs dorm leaders Kadena’s unaccompanied housing is looking for highly motivated staff sergeants and technical sergeants to fill vacant Airman dorm leader positions. Applicants must possess the grade of staff sergeant, 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, and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, supply, accounting, facility maintenance procedures and management of personnel. This is a two year non-deployable controlled tour. You must have two years left on your date eligible to return from overseas or be able to in-place consecutive overseas tour to obtain two years. You cannot be receiving payment from a selective re-enlistment bonus. To apply, submit the following documents: 1. Release from current duty assignment, signed by commander 2. Copies of last three Enlisted Performance Reports 3. Copy of data verification brief
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