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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Changes at the Benelux Finance Office at SHAPE

Due to lack of personnel, the Benelux Finance Office at SHAPE is having to reduce cash operation hours to only two days per week, unless notified otherwise:
- Tuesday: from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday: from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Winter Driving Classes for GOV Licence Owners at SHAPE and Chièvres Air Base and at the Brunssum Base

- Through Nov. 14 at SHAPE and Chièvres Air Base:
Every government vehicle driver (who has an OF 346/license) is required to attend the annual winter driving training. Classes (in English) are held every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. through Nov. 14 at the Drivers Training Testing Station in SHAPE Bldg. 220, Room 113. At Chièvres Air Base, classes will be held Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. (English) and 9:45 a.m. (French) and Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. (English) and 9:45 a.m. (French) in the Bldg. 5 (Garrison Headquarters) multipurpose room. Advance
registration is requested for SHAPE classes only. Call DSN 314.366.6603 or +32(0)65.32.6603.
- From Oct. 8 to Nov. 7 at JFC Brunssum:
The 405th Army Field Support Brigade, Drivers Testing Station (Bldg. 7) will host a series of mandatory annual winter-driving training classes at the Brunssum Base.
Classes will be held Oct. 8, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 and Nov. 5 and 7 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is mandatory. For more information, call DSN 597.4102 or 360.7433.

Hispanic Heritage Month to be held Oct. 9 at SHAPE

U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Equal Opportunity Office and 39th Signal battalion
present a special celebration in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month on
Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the SHAPE West Chapel.

New phone numbers and hours of operation at JFC Brunssum Library

Since Oct. 1, the JFC Brunssum Library has new DSN phone numbers. The main desk may be reached by calling DSN 314.597.4307 or 314.597.4294.
Also, effective Oct. 1, 2019, the new library hours are:
- Monday and Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed

Host Nation Orientation Tour

Learn about the community, tour a Belgian hospital, learn about Belgian customs, sample traditional Belgian cuisine, learn basic French, enjoy a cultural tour of
Mons and learn about public transportation and shopping. Held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call DSN 366-6824 or +32(0)65-32-6824.

FEATURED RESOURCE

24/7 Hotline for Residents in
U.S. Army-leased Housing

Do you have recurring issues in your U.S. government-leased housing that you just can't seem to get resolved? If so, please call our housing hotline at +32(0)475-905-091. Within 24 hours, your call will be reviewed by the commander or his deputy garrison commander. If you have a simple issue, please submit a work order request. If you have an after-hours emergency, please call the military police at your location.