1. Ombudsman
Assembly
Meeting
à Commander
of
Fleet
Activities
Yokosuka-­‐Captain
Owens
§ United
States
Forces
Japan
has
released
a
new
liberty
policy
however;
Commander
of
Naval
Forces
Japan
(CNFJ)
and
Seventh
Fleet
are
currently
working
on
a
complying
message.
However;
for
Yokosuka
the
current
policy
is
still
in
place
until
CNFJ
and
Seventh
Fleet’s
new
liberty
policy
is
released.
§ Budget
cuts-­‐
CNIC
has
to
cut
500
million
dollars
from
their
budget.
Nothing
has
been
officially
implemented
as
of
yet.
Things
they
are
looking
at
cutting
are
the
shuttle
buses,
base
events,
reduced
hours
at
gyms
and
libraries.
♦ MWR
is
also
making
big
cuts
when
it
comes
to
facilities
and
transportation
as
well.
Most
of
the
budget
cuts
right
now
are
preparatory
for
what
might
be
required
in
the
near
future.
§ February
20,
2013
there
will
be
an
open
galley
11:00-­‐12:45
and
anyone
can
attend.
There
will
be
an
African
American
Heritage
Ceremony.
§ Pizza
Hut
is
now
open.
They
are
not
doing
home
deliveries
as
of
now.
§ Baseball
season
is
about
to
start.
The
minor
league
Yokosuka
Bay
Stars
they
will
have
their
opening
game
will
be
March
16,
2013.
They
play
here
in
Opama.
1000
yen
for
adults
and
500
yen
for
students.
à U.
S.
Naval
Hospital
Yokosuka-­‐Captain
Turner
§ Received
word
from
the
Japanese
Public
Health
that
influenza
or
Flu
is
on
the
arise
in
Yokosuka
area.
If
you
have
not
gotten
your
flu
vaccine
please
consider
it.
§ Voice
of
the
Customer
will
be
conducted
on
February
25
&
26,
2013.
§ The VOC groups are scheduled as follows:
♦ Monday, February 25, 0900-1030, for Active Duty Enlisted and
§ Family Members
♦ Monday, February 25, 1330-1500, for Retirees and Family Members
♦ Tuesday, February 26, 0900-1030, for Active Duty Officers and
§ Family Members
♦ Tuesday, February 26, 1500-1615, for Civilian Pay Patients

2. à Chapel
of
Hope-­‐
Chaplain
Smith
§ Ash
Wednesday
Services
has
started
today.
§ The
Stations
of
the
Cross
on
February
15&
22,
2013.
March
1,8,
15
&
22,
2013
and
April
15,
2013.
§ Passover
Service-­‐March
25,
2013
at
4:30
pm.
§ Lutheran
Service-­‐
will
be
moving
over
to
the
hospital.
It
will
be
moving
from
8am
to
9:30am
on
February
24,
2013.
à DECA-­‐Commissary-­‐ships
cancelling
their
orders
with
commissary.
Logistically
it
is
messing
up
the
inventory,
but
please
try
to
pick
up
the
inventory
if
you
place
an
order.
§ Sushi
is
now
open
officially
health
inspections
have
been
passed.
§ Monday,
February
18,
2013
is
Presidents
day
the
Commissary
will
be
open
from
10:00-­‐
18:00.
§ Due
to
budget
cuts
there
will
be
less
employees
and
more
waiting
in
line
at
the
Commissary.
Try
and
shop
early
or
during
lunch
hours
to
help
relieve
congestion
if
you
can.
§ Please
have
children
watch
their
language
within
the
commissary.
§ Rewards
cards
are
out,
but
those
who
have
applied
and
are
using
them
are
at
a
low.
We
would
love
to
see
more
people
apply
for
the
rewards
cards.
We
will
have
more
coupons
that
can
be
loaded
on
commissary
website
later
in
the
year.
§ Military
Savings
Week-­‐
There
will
be
a
coupon
competition
held
by
the
Fleet
and
Family
Support
Center.
Please
inquiry
with
them
on
additional
details.

3. § Stars
and
stripes
are
having
a
contest
will
be
doing
a
contest
where
you
can
win
a
gift
certificate
or
shopping
spree
at
the
commissary.
à NEX
–
No
new
updates.
à MWR-­‐
Amy
mac
Donald-­‐
MWR
packet
§ Tomorrow
Valentine’s
day
there
are
Valentine’s
day
dinners
happening
on
base
at
all
of
the
clubs.
§ There
will
be
a
new
giant
inflatable
toy
raft
for
the
pool
that
will
be
offered
at
Purdy
Gym.
MWR
-­‐Pg.
30
§ Super
bingo-­‐
There
is
an
opportunity
to
win
60,000
dollars.
Tickets
are
on
sale
now.
MWR-­‐Pg.
3
§ This
years
Easter
Egg
Hunt
for
Yokosuka
will
be
March
30,
2013
and
for
Negishi
and
Ikego
March
31,
2013.
The
age
groups
will
be
broken
up
according
to
their
ability
and
safety.
There
will
be
a
map
posted
in
the
Seahawk
and
on
their
blog.
§ This
years
Mud
Run
will
be
in
Ikego
on
April
6,
2013
§ Spring
Festival
will
be
here
on
main
base
on
March
24,
2013.
Pg.
3
§ Friendship
Day
will
be
in
Negishi
April
13,
2013.
§ Earth
day-­‐
a
way
to
help
clean
up
the
area
we
will
in.
You
can
register
now
at
ITT
office.
They
will
be
cleaning
up
the
land
and
water
outside
of
the
Green
Bay
Marina.
April
27,
2013.
§ Pool
closure
for
Purdy
Gym-­‐
is
right
after
4th
of
July.
à PSD-­‐
Pamphlet
services
provided
for
families
at
PSD
and
Fast
Office
will
be
attached
at
the
bottom
of
this
document.
§ The
Command
Pass
Coordinator
(CPC)
is
your
first
stop
for
PSD
transactions.
Military
sponsors
must
contact
their
CPC
for
any
PSD
services
not
listed
here
to
include,
pay,
enlisted
exams,
gains,
transfers,
separations,
re-­‐enlistments,
travel
claims
or
official
transportation
(including
student
travel.)
However,
this
pamphlet
attached
will
give
a
website
link
for
sponsors
to
go
on
and
sign
an
1172
for
their
dependents
while
they
are
gone
or
busy.
§ If
you
have
any
suggestion
please
let
PSD
know
so
that
they
can
update
and
make
those
changes.
§ Again,
the
CPC
will
handle
all
check
out,
re-­‐enlistment,
travel
claims,
before
the
service
member
actually
comes
to
PSD
in
order
to
provide
faster
service
and
make
the
process
for
service
members
easy.
à Ikego
detachment-­‐
§ The
monthly
newsletter
will
be
discontinued
due
to
budget
cuts.
The
Ikego
detachment
will
be
offering
it
via
e-­‐mail
and
their
Facebook
page.
If
you
would
like
to
sign
up
for
the
newsletter
you
can
e-­‐mail
the
detachment
at
(Ikegodetachment@Gmail.com)

4. § There
will
be
a
Muira
Honcho
Youth
Soccer
Championship
February
24,
2013
on
Ikego
detachment
that
will
be
on
fields
3
and
4.
This
will
be
an
all
day
event.
Ikego
detachment
is
expecting
about
800-­‐
1000
people
from
the
surrounding
cities.
§ March
1,
2013
there
will
be
new
construction
of
the
new
OIC
building
and
gym.
They
will
have
contractors
on
the
lower
soccer
field
and
the
new
construction
will
take
place
on
the
dog
park
area.
Effective
April
1,
2013-­‐
all
dirt
on
the
soccer
field
will
be
closed
off
until
further
notice
due
to
construction
in
that
area.
§ Phase
5
of
construction
will
begin
in
September
to
October
time
frame
one
lane
in
and
out
of
Ikego
gate
will
be
closed
down.
Traffic
will
be
hectic.
§ There
will
be
a
comrel-­‐
tempura
party
Friday,
April
5,
2013
from
10:00-­‐14:00
to
show
Ikego
residents
how
to
cook
tempura.
§ Ikego
Friendship
Day-­‐
will
be
May
25,
2013
more
details
to
come.
à USO-­‐
Now
has
a
family
room
decorated
with
Sesame
Street
for
family
enjoyment.
§ The
USO
will
be
doing
a
fundraiser
February
23
and
24,
2013
in
building
1803.
à RLSO-­‐
§ Tax
center
is
now
open
for
free
tax
preparation
this
office
is
located
on
the
third
deck
of
community
readiness
building
(which
is
across
from
the
commissary).
Volunteers
are
still
needed
to
help
individuals
file
their
returns.
§ There
will
be
a
Tax
workshop
on
February
26,
2013
at
1600-­‐
This
class
is
being
offered
to
help
families
learn
how
to
do
their
own
taxes.
§ There
is
a
Legal
Assistance
Office
on
the
second
deck
of
the
PSD
building
that
can
help
families
with
legal
Issues
of
Power
of
Attorney
(POA),
buying
cars,
selling
cars,
etc.