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  • Navy Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

    The U.S. Navy is participating in a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the 1941 attack and of those who lost their lives during the raid.Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will speak at the event that will also feature a pass-in-review by USS

  • NORAD ready to track Santa's flight

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's yuletide journey.The NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org, went live Dec. 1 featuring a countdown calendar, a kid's countdown village complete with holiday games and activities that change daily, and

  • Fit to fight: 74th ARS pilot makes the cut

    Losing extra pounds can be challenging, rewarding and necessary, and for one Grissom pilot it was everything. "About three to four years ago I failed Fit to Fight," said Lt. Col. Todd Moody, 74 Air Refueling Squadron operations officer. "The big motivator for me to lose weight was that I weighed ten

  • Fit to Fight: SFS NCO loses weight, feels great

    Diet and exercise for some can lead to not only improved health, but also a better sense of well being, and this was true of one Grissom Airman who succeeded in his quest for weight loss success. Master Sgt. Michael Kamp, 434th Security Forces Squadron unit deployment manager, overcame his own odds

  • Fit to Fight: Maintainer improves fitness score, life

    Making the decision to stick to a strict diet-and-exercise program can take strong willpower, and such was found in one determined Grissom Airman as he beat the odds and took back his health. Master Sgt. Robert Sucharski, 434th Maintenance Operations Flight maintenance operations coordinator,

  • Fit to Fight: PA NCO pays price, earns sweat equity

    "You could time my fitness run with a sun dial." That's how Tech. Sgt. Doug Hays used to joke about his running prowess when the fit to fight program first began.Hays, 434th Air Refueling Wing public affairs superintendent failed his first test and went to work to improve slowly but steadily.Using

  • December Heartland Warrior now available

    The December issue of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes 12 pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force. Top stories include: - Grissom ATC reaches new heights- Amend takes command of 434th OG-

  • December Citizen Airman now online

    The December issue of Citizen Airman, official magazine of the Air Force Reserve, is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil.The issue features a story about Reservists from the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., traveling to France to retrieve the

  • Turkey trotters race into the holidays

    While most didn't gobble, several Grissom personnel turkey trotted their way to a more fit to fight holiday season. Twenty-eight took part in a 5-Kilometer 'Turkey Trot' at the fitness center recently.The runners guessed their estimated finish time prior to the race and the top three that finished

  • Amend takes command of 434th OG, gets back to small town roots

    The sight of cornfields, farm tractors and the occasional horse-and-buggy is typical around Grissom just like any other small town, and it's that small-town atmosphere to which the new 434th Operations Group commander was glad to get back. Col. Christopher Amend took command of the 434th OG, the

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