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  • Grissom Community Council plans magical evening

    The Grissom Community Council's next meeting for members and guests is Friday, March 23 in Peru, Indiana.This will be the GCC's first full membership meeting since the election of new officers earlier this year.  The event will include social hour, dinner and a business meeting.  To cap off the

  • FY 13 military construction requests outlined to Congress

    Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics discussed military construction projects contained in the service's fiscal 2013 President's Budget request during a congressional hearing March 8. "Our FY13 budget request responds to two main drivers: The Budget

  • Air Force Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.View the slideshow.

  • FSS team wins Grissom basketball championship

    The 434th Force Support Squadron claimed the Grissom ARB Intramural Basketball Championship for 2012 by defeating a team from the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron. The Force Support team rose from the loser's bracket in the tournament to defeat the engineers in the championship game.  Force

  • Airman enjoys being last line of defense

    Starring down a lacrosse ball zipping at 90 mph, Greg DeMaio uses his sharp focus and cat-like reflexes to prevent opposing teams from scoring a goal.DeMaio, the 434th Air Refueling Wing process manager, began playing lacrosse in high school, continued in college, and at age 53 continues to play the

  • Air Force leaders discuss modernization in budget hearing

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz outlined the service's modernization efforts during testimony to the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense here March 6."Modernization is our most significant concern, especially as our

  • AF expands drug testing to include abused prescription drugs

    The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1, 2012.On Jan. 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day advance notice of the drug testing expansion which aims to counter the nation's growing

  • Grissom to lose reserve, full-time positions in FY13

    Air Force force structure changes will cause Grissom ARB to lose a total of four part-time drilling reservist positions and nine full-time positions in Fiscal Year 2013. The full-time positions will come from a mix of air reserve technicians and straight civilian employees, and the exact positions

  • Air Force Museum offers virtual tour

    The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour is now fully embedded with audio and video hotspots, and touch-screen devices, offering online visitors the opportunity to experience the entire museum.Located at  www.nmusafvirtualtour.com, the final two areas to be embedded -- the Cold War

  • Grissom monthly photo review

    The review of local photographs and graphics published on the Grissom ARB Internet web site during February 2012 is now available. The photographs and graphics are contained in a slideshow for easy viewing. To view this month's slideshow, click here. The monthly photo review is a regular feature of

Public Affairs Staff

Material contained on the Official Grissom Air Reserve Base Internet Web Site is written and produced by members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office. The award-winning staff includes:

Ben Mota
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Master Sgt. Wendy Day
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer

Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
Staff writer