[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING COLONEL GINA GROSSO

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                           HON. JOHN H. ADLER

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 27, 2009

  Mr. ADLER of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate 
Colonel Gina Grosso and the fellow recipients of National Association 
of Women Business Owners' 2009 Beyond the Glass Ceiling Award. As Joint 
Base and 87th Air Base Wing Commander, Colonel Grosso was awarded this 
year's Trailblazer Award for her work overseeing the unification of 
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  Colonel Grosso entered the Air Force in 1986 as a Reserve Officer 
Training Corps distinguished graduate from Carnegie-Mellon University. 
She has held several command and staff positions throughout her career 
and her command tours include a Headquarters Squadron Section, Military 
Personnel Flight, Mission Support Squadron, and command of the Air 
Force's sole Basic Military Training Group.
  As commander, Colonel Grosso provides installation support to more 
than 40 mission commanders at McGuire, Dix, and Lakehurst, the 
Department of Defense's first and only joint base with consolidated Air 
Force, Army, and Navy installations. She is responsible for providing 
mission ready expeditionary Airmen to combatant commanders in support 
of joint and combined operations.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending Colonel 
Gina Grosso. She is truly a trailblazer and an outstanding leader 
deserving of this award.

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