Take Note — Nov. 17, 2017

Retiree luncheon

The 86th Airlift Wing Retiree Activities Office will sponsor a KMC Retiree Council/RAO Retiree Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 27 at the KMCC Food Court Activity Room on Ramstein Air Base. The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center TRICARE Office will brief on its latest changes. To sign up for the luncheon, email 86aw.rao@us.af.mil or call 06371-47-5486 or 480-5486.

Estate Claims

Anyone having any claims on or obligations to the estate of Tech. Sgt. Nathan E. Wall, assigned to the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron at Vogelweh Military complex, should contact the summary court officer at 480-2031 or 0162-952-7072.

Anyone having claims on or obligations to the estate of Senior Airman Edward Hidbrader, assigned to the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, should contact the summary court officer, 2nd Lt. Austin Duncan, at 480-3826 or 0160-9494-9906.

Office closures

The KMC Housing Office as well as the Furnishings Management Section will close at 11 a.m. today for an office function. They also will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. Customer service hours will resume Nov. 24.

The 86th Airlift Wing Retiree Activities Office will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving and Nov. 24 for Family Day.

Free layaway at KMCC

Military members, families and retirees can get a head start on holiday shopping with fee-free layaway from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Exchange will waive the $3 service fee for items that are placed on layaway and paid for by Dec. 24, including toys and bikes. Purchases of $25 or more are eligible for the layaway plan. A deposit of 15 percent is required to hold items on layaway. Shoppers can visit customer service at the KMCC Exchange for complete program details and eligibility information.

Education Week

The Ramstein Education Center, together with on-base colleges and Ramstein Library will sponsor an open house to celebrate American Education Week with “A Taste of Education,” from noon to 2 p.m. today at Bldg. 2120. Resources to assist with education goals while eating and having a great time will be available. All food will be in breakrooms on the fourth floor. Visitors should come to each office to be eligible for a drawing.

Green Dot training

Have you taken your annual Green Dot training? If not, it is not too late to sign up. This annual training increases awareness and prevention of interpersonal violence, to include sexual assault, domestic and inter-personal violence, and suicide. We are providing additional training opportunities in order to spread the Green Dot creed and culture to the entire community. This year, you have two choices for your training. If you completed the Green Dot training last year, you only need to take the Green Dot Refresher training, about 1 hour. If you have never taken the Green Dot training, you need to take the Green Dot Initial training, about 1.5 hours. Civilian attire is authorized. The 86th Airlift Wing Violence Prevention Integrators want all active-duty Air Force members and full-time Air Force civilians and non-appropriated funds employees to get this important training completed sooner rather than later. Sign up for your training now at the AF Green Dot SharePoint site or call the Violence Prevention Integrators at 480-1422. No one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something.

Meter readings start

Employees of Stadtwerke Ramstein-Miesenbach GmbH, the city works in charge of electricity, gas and water, will start reading meters in their supply area as follows:

Reading period:  Today to Nov. 25

in Kottweiler-Schwanden, Spesbach, Katzenbach (also gas meters on behalf of Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern), Steinwenden, Weltersbach, Obermohr, Reuschbach

Reading period: Nov. 25 to Dec. 18

in Huetschenhausen, Niedermohr, Schrollbach, Ramstein-Miesenbach

All meter readers will have an identification badge.

If meter readers are unable to reach customers at home, they will leave a message. Those customers are asked to read the meters themselves and report the readings to Stadtwerke as soon as possible. Customers of Stadtwerke Ramstein-Miesenbach can transfer their meter readings to the customer portal on www.stadtwerke-ramstein.de or use the form they received, fill in their customer information and drop it in the mail box next to the Stadtwerke entrance — Am Neuen Markt 8, Ramstein-Miesenbach — or fax it to 06371-592-303.

If customers don’t notifyStadtwerke, their consumption will be estimated. Officials ask customers to remove all objects in front of the meters to make the reading as easy as possible.