U.S. Embassy officials will be in Busan on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21 to provide passport and related services.

The officials will be available 1-4 p.m. Jan. 20 and 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 21 at Building 153-3, also known as the Job Center Building, in Room 612.

A counselor is to help with passport applications, adding pages to current passports and applications for Social Security cards.

Those who need passport or citizen services should visit www.asktheconsul.org to see what paperwork is required during the visits. Clients must also bring the appropriate amount of copies because no copier will be available.

If the embassy is notified before 9 a.m. Jan. 16, passport pages will be added during the visit next week. Go to http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/Passport/DS4085.pdf, write "Busan-Extra Pages" at the top of the completed form, include a copy of the passport’s photo page, and fax it to 02-397-4101. Clients may also e-mail it to Seoul_ACS@state.gov; write "resend: Busan extra pages" in the subject line.

DODDS students must use bus passesStarting Feb. 1, DODDS will begin enforcing a policy that requires middle and high school students to present a pass in order to board school buses, officials said.

If the student has lost the pass, a military dependent’s identification card will be accepted until a new pass can be obtained, according to a Department of Defense Dependents Schools release.

The procedure is currently DODDS policy, but school officials want to remind students and parents about the importance of safety and security, said DODDS-Okinawa spokeswoman Laura Stoller.

Replacement bus passes can be obtained at the Camp Foster or Kadena student transportation offices from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

To contact Camp Foster’s student transportation office, call 645-7820 or 645-2036; or e-mail Foster-STO@pac.dodea.edu. To contact Kadena Air Base’s transportation office call 632-9034 or 632-9035; or e-mail Kadena-STO@pac.dodea.edu.

First aid class taught in Japanese at FosterCAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Camp Foster Red Cross will hold a first aid training class in Japanese on Jan. 24.

The class will cover cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid response from cuts to bone injuries for infants, children and adults. The training will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at building 5674.

"We have a lot of Japanese spouses and they want to be certified in CPR and first aid, and because their language skills aren’t up to the standards of English, this is easier for them to comprehend and to pass the test," said assistant station manager Sharon Coganow.

The course fee is $25. Class size is limited to 10 people. Training includes lectures, video, demonstrations and hands-on practice. Participants must pass a written test, offered in Japanese, in order to become certified. To register, call 645-3800.

Child care offered for parents’ night outNaval Air Facility Atsugi and Camp Zama are offering parent nights out during January. NAF Atsugi’s CDC will offer it on Friday and Jan. 31 from 6 p.m. to midnight for children ages 6 weeks to 10 years. The cost is $3 an hour per child and parents must sign up their children by 2 p.m. Wednesday and Jan. 29, respectively.

Camp Zama’s night out will be held 5-11:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Sagamihara CDC. A late dinner and evening snack will be provided. The cost is $20 per child ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Payment and registration is due Friday at 5 p.m. Parents can register their children at the Child and Youth Services office in Building 533.

For details call Camp Zama at (DSN) 263-4125 and NAF Atsugi at (DSN) 264-3588.