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  • AF to host Renewable Energy Industry Day

    Renewable energy companies, innovators and entrepreneurs will get the chance to learn about potential energy project opportunities at the Air Force's Renewable Energy Industry Day Dec. 8 at the Wyndham Hotel in Irving, Texas.Air Force officials, including Terry A. Yonkers, assistant secretary of the

  • Flyover at Purdue

    The boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker is visible from the boom operator's point of view as a tanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom ARB conducts a flyover of the football stadium at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. The Pentagon-approved flyover was conducted as part of the opening

  • Firefighters hold reveille, retreat ceremonies

    Firefighters with the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in both reveille and retreat ceremonies here during the November unit training assembly. Both ceremonies are held each day at Grissom and serve a two-fold purpose. They signal the start and end of the official duty-day, as well as pay

  • Campaign works to save lives

    Members of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury "Real Warriors" campaign are working to deliver the message that resources and tools are available for veterans seeking treatment for invisible wounds of war."My mission through the Real Warriors

  • Grissom "fans" zip past 450

    The number of Grissom "fans" keeps growing and has passed the 450 mark. Response to Grissom's social media sites has been very positive with 461 people already signing up "fans" of the base's Facebook page.The Grissom social media sites provide individuals with the opportunity to stay current on

  • Review aims to streamline ART hiring process

    Personnel officials from the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air Force Personnel Center met here Oct. 26 through 28 to begin steps in reducing the timeline of the hiring process for air reserve technicians, or ARTs.Leaders from AFRC and AFPC met with civilian force integration officials to

  • Veterans internet job search site launched

    The Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces launched its new, state-of-the-art web portal on Veterans Day. The new tools offer Reserve Component personnel, their Family members, Wounded Warriors, and veterans increased capabilities when seeking employment opportunities. The portal also vastly

  • Bridging the military-civilian gap

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the eve of Veterans Day Nov. 10, asked the civilian world to reach out to veterans returning home from the wars.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, speaking as part of the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture Series at the UCLA campus here, said he is concerned that

  • All Americans owe thanks to veterans, Biden says

    Vice President Joe Biden honored servicemembers and veterans at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 11, saying 100 percent of Americans owe their gratitude to the 1 percent who serve in the all-volunteer force."Collectively, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who served and

  • Leaders send Veterans Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Veterans Day message:In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the belligerent parties of World War I ceased

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