KMC Notices and Events – Oct. 21, 2016

CFC-O continues

The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas, the annual workplace giving campaign for the five overseas combatant commands, will continue until Dec. 2. The campaign provides uniformed and civilian Department of Defense personnel serving overseas the opportunity to extend their service by supporting charitable causes of their choice. For details, contact your unit CFC-O representative or visit www.cfcoverseas.org.

Office closures

• The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will be closed Nov. 1 due to a German legal holiday.
• The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will close at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 due to training.
• The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will be closed Nov. 11 due to on observation of the holiday.

Blood drives

The Armed Services Blood Program-Europe will conduct blood drives on the following dates:

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, Bldg. 2116, on Ramstein
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Landstuhl Heaton Auditorium
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1 at the 603rd Air Operations Center, Bldg. 570, on Ramstein
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at the 86th Maintenance Squadron, Bldg. 2135, on Ramstein
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center food court
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Brick House in Spangdahlem
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 21 at Landstuhl Heaton Auditorium

To make an appointment to donate, visit www.militarydonor.com. Click on “Donate Blood,” then click “Landstuhl, Germany” and find a drive near you. Walk-ins are welcome.

For more information, call 590-5958 or 06371-946-45885 or find it on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ASBBCEUR.

DFAS day for retirees

There will be a representative from Defense Finance Accounting System to serve retirees with DFAS-related issues from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on Ramstein, Bldg. 2120, room 105. No appointment necessary. For more information, contact the 86th Airlift Wing Retiree Activities Office at 480-5486, 06371-47-5485 or 86aw.rao@us.af.mil.

US Consular Outreach Day

A passport outreach day is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bldg. 2402 on Ramstein. Representatives will be on site to accept tourist passport and Consular Report of Birth Abroad applications and to answer questions related to immigrant visas and social security. In addition, a Citizenship and Immigration Briefing will be held at the Hercules Theater from 10 to 11:30 a.m. On-site passport photo support will be available for $8, but it is recommended to obtain photos prior to the event to minimize wait time. Wearing eye glasses in passport photos is no longer permitted. The Ramstein, Kaiserslautern and Baumholder passport offices will be closed Oct. 26 and reopen Oct. 27 in order to fully support the event.

To complete applications, use the checklists at www.ramstein.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/303618/passports-id-cards for Air Force personnel or www.rp.army.mil/directorates/hr.htm and click on “Passports” for Army personnel.

For details, email your respective passport office at 786fss.passports@us.af.mil for Ramstein, usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.imcom-europe.mbx.usag-r-p-passport@mail.mil for Kaiserslautern and usarmy.baumholder.imcom-europe.mbx.passport-and-id-office@mail.mil for Baumholder.

Retire in Germany Briefing

The next Retire in Germany Briefing conducted by the 86th Airlift Wing Retiree Activities Office will be at 10 a.m. Thursday on Ramstein, Bldg. 2120, room 102. To attend the briefing you must sign up with the RAO by phone at 480-5486 or via email at 86aw.rao@us.af.mil.

Bright Eyes Program

The Kaiserslautern Landstuhl Spouses’ Association in conjunction with KMC School Liaison offices is offering a credit of $89.95 toward one pair of glasses, per qualifying KMC active-duty dependent child, per school year, at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Optical Shop in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center. For more information, and to see if you qualify, visit the KLSA website at http://klsagrapevine.org/bright-eyes.