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  • Grissom EOD has a blast with local community council

    Members of the Grissom Community Council (GCC) pose with senior leaders of the 434th Air Refueling Wing during an on-base event, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Oct. 17, 2024. The one night event allowed members of the GCC to better understand the role of Grissom's explosive ordnance disposal

  • Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

    A member of the Grissom Community Council takes a photo while aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker as it refuels a B-52 Stratofortress, Oct. 9, 2024. Representatives from the council were invited to join the civic leader flight, which intended to directly expose members of the local community to the base's

  • 434th FSS welcomes new commander

    During a formal ceremony at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, command of the 434th Force Support Squadron was transferred from Lt. Col. Lesley Myer to Lt. Col. Andrea L. Barker on October 5, 2024.

  • Ortega to lead 434th Civil Engineer Squadron

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Benjamin Ortega, incoming commander of the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron, delivers remarks to his new unit during a change of command ceremony held at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Oct. 5, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Morris)

  • Chief Price to prioritize enlisted development, morale

    In early September 2024, Chief Master Sgt. Noel Price, 434th Air Refueling Wing command chief, sat down with a representative from Grissom Air Reserve Base’s public affairs office for a “question and answer”-style interview. The transcript below, edited for length and, in rare cases, clarity, is

  • 434th OSS holds non-combat survival training

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Oden, 434th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape noncommissioned officer in charge, eats a grasshopper during a non-combat training offered during the September UTA, Sept. 8, 2024, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Oden told the

  • Hoosier Wing holds 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

    Airmen and civilians pray during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony held at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Sept. 11, 2024. The ceremony brought together members of the base community to honor the lives of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

  • Price assumes responsibility as 434th ARW's command chief

    Noel S. Price, 434th Air Refueling Wing command chief, provides remarks at his assumption of responsibility ceremony, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, August 3, 2024. Prior to his current assignment Price served as the the 489th Maintenance Squadron's senior enlisted leader at Dyess Air Force

  • Grissom hosts two-day ESGR event for employers

    More than 50 employers gathered at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Aug. 22 and 23, as part of a military orientation experienced sponsored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

Public Affairs Staff

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:

Douglas Hays
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Josh Weaver
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Josh Weaver
NCOIC of public affairs

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Alexis Morris
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer