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  • Tanker's appearance reflects maintainers' pride

    In 1960, 3-year old Stephen Edington didn't know it, but his KC-135 rolled off the assembly line.Edington, now a master sergeant with the 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and others recently put the finishing touches on refurbishing that same aircraft -- 'tail number' 60-0314 - on which he now

  • Air Force leaders issue Memorial Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz send the following Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:As we pause this Memorial Day to honor those who have died in service of our great nation, it also is useful to

  • 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.

  • Major Toomay to be Memorial Day speaker

    Maj. Shane Toomay, 434th Maintenance Officer, will be one of the featured guest speakers at the Peru, Ind., Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday at 11 a.m.  The ceremony will take place at the Peru Courthouse.  Major Toomay is a member of the Grissom ARB Speakers Bureau which provides support to various

  • Grissom Memorial Day reminder

    Whatever your plans are for Memorial Day 2011, your friends at Grissom ARB remind you to be safe and to take a moment to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

  • Gates: Defense cuts must be prioritized

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he is determined that the department not fall victim to the mistakes of the past, "where the budget targets were met mostly by taking a percentage off the top of everything, the simplest and most politically expedient approach both inside the Pentagon and

  • 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.

  • Indy, Chicago, Detroit civic leaders take flight with 434th ARW

    From the "Windy City" they came to take flight; from the "Motor City" and "Racing Capital of the World" they came to fly at speeds approaching 400 mph. This group of 21 civic leaders from Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis came to Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., to fly with members of the 434th Air

  • DOD makes progress in civilian hiring reform

    Until recently, applying for a civilian job at the Defense Department was an exercise in navigating through a byzantine federal hiring process and amassing thick application packets, with applicants sometimes waiting up to a year for any word on their applications.Pasquale M. Tamburrino Jr., the

  • 50th anniversary of U.S.'s first human spaceflight honored

    Cape Canaveral Air Force Station hosted a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first American in space here May 4.The event honored Alan B. Shepard Jr., who piloted the 15-minute, 23-second suborbital flight at 303 statute miles in the Freedom 7 spacecraft May 5, 1961.Mercury astronaut Scott

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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
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