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  • Grissom announces Airman promotions

    Twenty-five enlisted Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing recently earned their next stripe. The following Airmen received promotions:To master sergeant: - Robert Delee, 434th Security Forces Squadron- Tanisha Silva, 434th Force Support SquadronTo technical sergeant: - Joseph Schluttenhofer,

  • Grissom celebrates MLK Day

    The men and women of Grissom join today with millions of people to reflect and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the nation's civil rights heroes. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, was a Baptist minister by trade and later became an African American civil rights leader in the

  • Construction underway for new boompod simulator

    By May of 2013 Grissom will have yet another simulator, and this time its training for the other side of the plane. In conjunction with the already in place KC-135R Stratotanker cockpit simulator that the pilots utilize for additional training and feedback sessions, a boom operator weapons system

  • Grissom Airmen get new, improved gas masks

    Wearing a gas mask is not known to be a very pleasant, but a new piece of gear might help to improve that experience. The 434th Mission Support Group bioenvironmental engineering team fitted Airmen for new M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks during the January unit training assembly here."It's a

  • Quit now: Grissom to offer smoking cessation classes

    The time to quit is now, and Grissom is ready to help. In January, Grissom will offer a four-class tobacco cessation course designed to provide tobacco users assistance with leading a tobacco free life. "Twenty percent of the total Air Force uses some source of a tobacco product," said Juli Phelps,

  • Dirty-ditch medicine: Grissom PSYOP Soldiers train as combat lifesavers

    Combat medicine is high-pressure, chaotic and downright dirty, something Grissom psychological operations Soldiers learned firsthand.Nearly 50 Soldiers from the Army Reserve's 316th Psychological Operations Company participated in a four-day combat lifesaver course here recently.The course, which

  • Grissom senior NCO honored by command

    Some people define success in the amount of wealth or position, while others define success by the amount of people they help achieve their dreams. Senior Master Sgt. Linda Mason-Wilson, who received the Air Force Medical Service Corps Association Air Reserve Command Outstanding Health Service

  • AMDS officer deemed 'outstanding' by command

    Outstanding is a word that often is used to define an individual who stands out from others in a positive way. Lt. Col. Christopher Filer, 434th Aerospace Medical Squadron medical readiness flight commander, recently received that title when he was presented the Outstanding Medical Service Corps

  • January Heartland Warrior now online

    The January issue of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes 13 pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force. Top stories include: - Grissom Soldiers deploy- Indy Veterans Day Council honors Airman-

  • Grissom wishes everyone a happy New Year

    The men and women of Grissom wish everyone a happy and joyous New Year. For those celebrating the close of 2012 and the start of 2013, please remember to be safe and if drinking please use a designated driver. Also, keep in mind those who are not at home with family and friends to celebrate the

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