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  • October is Fire Prevention Month, focus is on kitchen safety

    October is Fire Prevention Month, and to promote fire safety, the Grissom Fire Department is turning up the heat to inform unit members of the dangers fire presents both at work and at home.Les McConnell, Grissom Fire Department's assistant chief of fire prevention and communications, took fire a

  • AFRC chaplain impressed during Grissom visit

    Some people answer a higher calling by serving as leaders in a religious community, while others answer that call in service of the nation's military.Then again, some very unique people serve in both capacities. These uniformed men and women of the cloth are military chaplains, and in the Air Force

  • Grissom celebrates Columbus Day

    In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That rhyme has helped people of all ages remember a key milestone in North American history, a milestone which Grissom recognizes as the base celebrates Columbus Day today. After leading a fleet of three ships on a 10-month voyage in a quest to reach

  • October Heartland Warrior now online

    The October issue of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official online paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes 16 pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force. To read this issue of the Heartland Warrior, click here. Top stories include: -

  • Grissom reservists return from 'grueling' deployment

    There's no place like home. That's something more than 60 Grissom reservists expressed as they returned to the Hoosier heartland after a successful deployment to Southwest Asia Sept. 22. "Despite combating extreme heat and a high operational tempo, our troops proved their professional skill, warrior

  • Grissom cuts costs, ribbon with reserve's first BOWST

    Called the "business end" of a KC-135 Stratotanker, the boom pod in the rear of the jet is where aerial refueling takes place, and that business just got a lot more economical at Grissom. Grissom leadership joined with members of the Grissom Community Council, a congressional representative and

  • Ignorance is dangerous with banned substances

    Ignorance may be bliss, but it can be dangerous in the context of illegal substances.Recently the Air Force reported that a popular brand of yogurt uses hemp seed as an ingredient in one of its flavors. Hemp seed and hemp seed oil are prohibited substances pursuant to Air Force Instructions 44-120

  • Malloy to lead 434th Operations Group

    Trading cowboy hats for stocking caps, one Air Force lieutenant colonel is heading from the Sooner State to the Hoosier State to take command of the 434th Operations Group. The 434th Air Refueling Wing recently announced that Lt. Col. Gerard Malloy will take command of the 434th OG here this

  • Anderson Prep tours Grissom

    Potential Air Force members got a first-hand look at Grissom during a visit here Aug. 14.Students and staff from Anderson Prepatory Academy, Anderson, Ind., stopped by learn more about the Air Force and Air Force Reserve.The group visited the 434th Operation Support Squadron's aircrew flight

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:

Ben Mota
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Master Sgt. Wendy Day
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer

Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
Staff writer