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  • New member promotes physical fitness

    Walk into Juli Phelps' office and you'll see posters of the human body, muscles, a skeleton, books and pamphlets on healthy living and physical fitness.As Grissom's exercise physiologist, Phelps's task is simple - promote a healthy life style and manage the wing fitness program."I can help people

  • Military recruiting, retention remain strong

    A bumper crop of new high school graduates who joined the military in June helped the Defense Department continue its strong recruiting and retention streak.All four services met or exceeded their fiscal-year-to-date goals for active-duty accessions through June 30, along with five of the six

  • Weapons safety manager receives exemplary service award

    According to the dictionary, 'exemplary' literally means someone who is deserving of imitation, and perhaps that best describes one of Grissom's civil servants.Jerry Skiles, 434th Air Refueling Wing safety office weapons safety manager, was recently presented with an exemplary civilian service award

  • Grissom maintainers' IDEAs save money, earn cash

    As Victor Hugo once put it, "there is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come."And for two Grissom maintainers, their ideas' time not only came, but improved the Air Force and paid them rewards. Senior Master Sgt. Charles Hoover and Master Sgt

  • Civic leaders take flight

    From Fort Wayne to Kokomo, civic leaders from all over the northern half of Indiana converged at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., for one reason -- to fly with the 434th Air Refueling Wing. These community and business leaders started their day early, typical for most, but that's where the

  • Summer requires extra safety vigilance

    Safety is an individual responsibility of all Defense Department personnel, especially during summer, when accidents historically increase, a senior Pentagon safety official said here July 20.Joseph J. Angello, the director of operational readiness and safety for the Defense Department since 1995,

  • Air Force Week in Photos

    This week's photo highlights 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.

  • Pentagon addresses energy challenges

    Reducing demand, finding alternative energy sources and improving the energy security of military operations are among the goals of the Defense Department's operational energy strategy, a senior Pentagon official said here July 19.Sharon Burke, the assistant secretary of defense for operational

  • Grissom celebrates families

    Airmen and their families beat the heat July 9 as the base hosted its annual family appreciation day picnic during the primary unit training assembly.From crafts to cheerleaders and horses to horsepower, unit members and their families had the opportunity to share in a variety of recreational,

  • Civic leaders visit Grissom today

    Civic leaders from a number of communities will visit Grissom ARB today as part of the 434th Air Refueling Wing's on-going outreach program.  The civic leaders represent a number of areas include Fort Wayne, Peru, Converse, Denver and Kokomo. During their visit to Grissom, the civic leaders will

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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