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  • Grissom Firefighters forge essential ground, rescue, survival skills

    Knowing what to do when surrounded by intense fire, smoke, debris and darkness is a life or death situation for those fighting fires, and thanks to Grissom Airmen, reserve firefighters are taught those life-saving skills. The firefighters with the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron helped build the Air

  • Updates to EPME offer flexibility for Grissom Airmen

    The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education is releasing a new distance learning version of the Airman Leadership School course, ALS DLC 2.0, scheduled for Nov. 30, 2020, due to the success of the Non-Commissioned Officer DLC 2.0 released in July 2020.Updates to the Enlisted Professional

  • CMSGT Marion retires after 33 years of service

    It’s not really goodbye. It’s not even a change of scenery. It’s just moving forward. Chief Master Sgt. Wes Marion, 434 th Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, is doing just that after he retired Nov. 7 after 33 years of serving in the Air Force.

  • Dickerson becomes new AMXS commander

    Maj. Matthew Dickerson assumed command of the 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in a ceremony held at Grissom Air Reserve Base, October 4, 2020.

  • New bivouac creates realistic training environment

    Turning an empty patch of ground into a functional, operating base doesn’t happen in a day, unless you’re a highly trained civil engineer. Airmen from the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron recently put that training to the test, setting up a bare base with 24 tents, in roughly 10 hours.

  • Grissom finishes first tanker refurb in almost a decade

    The 434th Maintenance Squadron recently finished refurbishing one of Grissom’s KC-135R Stratotankers, a 30-day process which involves completely disassembling the interior aircraft, performing restoration tasks on the parts, and rebuilding it.

  • 72nd ARS changes command

    The 72nd Air Refueling Squadron held a change of command ceremony at Gus Grissom Hall on Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Sept. 12.

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

Airman 1st Class Elise Faurote
Staff writer