Congressional visit

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski poses with Grissom Airmen and local civic leaders at the conclusion of her visit here Jan. 28. From left to right are John Gilpin, Grissom Community Council president; Karl Anderson, a local businessman; Col. Melissa Weydert, 434th Air Refueling Wing inspector general; Barbara Baldwin, a local chief executive officer; Walorski; John Adler, a vice president of a local business; Col. Don Buckley, 434th ARW commander; Hal Job, GCC executive board member; and Jim Tidd, Miami County Economic Development Authority executive director. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Birdseye view

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski gets a unique view of her district from Grissom's new $7.4 million air traffic control tower Jan. 28. Walorski and her staff visited the base to learn more about Grissom's role in the national defense strategy and its importance to the local economy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Here to serve

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Grissom Fire Chief John Ireland explains how the Grissom Fire Department is one of the most fully equipped and trained fire departments in the area to Ryan Clem , Brendon DelToro and several other community leaders during a tour of Grissom's fire department Jan. 28. Both Clem and DelToro are members of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski's staff and visited Grissom to learn more about its importance to the national defense and local economy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Playin' bass

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- U.S. Army Field Band Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Lopez plays bass during a special Veterans Day concert held at the Honeywell Center in nearby Wabash, Ind., Nov. 12. The organization's four performing components, the Concert Band, the Soldiers' Chorus, the Jazz Ambassadors and the Volunteers, each travel over 100 days annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Veterans Day concert

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- The U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors perform at a special Veterans Day concert at the Honeywell Center in nearby Wabash, Ind., Nov. 12. Since its formation in March 1946, the Field Band has appeared in all fifty states and in more than thirty countries on four continents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Songstress

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Master Sgt. Marva Lewis, a vocalist with the U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors, performs at a special Veterans Day concert at the Honeywell Center in nearby Wabash, Ind., Nov. 12. The band's diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards, popular tunes, Dixieland, vocals, and patriotic selections. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)