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  • December Heartland Warrior now available

    The December issue of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes 12 pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force. Top stories include: - Running track now open- Flight helps prepare trainees for basic

  • Grissom leadership upholds annual holiday tradition

    Roles were reversed for 434th Air Refueling Wing leaders as they rolled up their sleeves and were stationed behind the food line to serve hungry Airmen a special holiday meal.As done by commanders and leaders in the past, Col. Don Buckley, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, and fellow senior

  • Fire in Grissom Aeroplex

    A fire broke out on Hangar 200 just outside of Grissom Air Reserve Base in the Grissom Aeroplex at approximately 5:10 p.m. today. The fire was off base, and local emergency responders, including the Grissom Fire Department, responded. At this time, the fire has been contained and no military assets

  • Grissom honor guard seeks manager

    "To honor with dignity" is a motto worn over the heart of every ceremonial guardsman as they serve, providing military funeral honors and representing Airmen everywhere. This sacred task is not performed without extreme attention to detail along with planning and preparation, which is why 434th Air

  • Happy Thanksgiving from Grissom

    The Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of Grissom Air Reserve Base wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. And, as many Americans gather around their dinner tables surrounded by family and friends to celebrate all for which they are thankful, there may be a few seats empty this year. These empty

  • Grissom goes to school, teaches dangers of drugs

    Fall is always a time for back to school, for students, teachers - and for the Gary Flook, Grissom's drug demand reduction specialist.Flook and his team have been reaching out to students at Pipe Creek Elementary and North Miami Elementary for the past three years as part of the Red Ribbon program

  • Mobility bag check

    Col. Bryan Reinhart, 434th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and Chad Malott, a government contractor wharehouse specialist, check one of the colonel's mobility bags during an exercise held here during a recent unit training assembly. Air Force personnel can deploy with a variety of different

  • Grissom annouces promotions

    More than three dozen members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing were recently promoted.  The promotees and their new ranks are:To senior master sergeant: Steven Borello, 434th Security Forces Squadron, and Drennen Gaffney, 74th Air Refueling Squadron.To master sergeant: Dennis Ball, 434th Maintence

  • KC-135 nose art used to beautify base

    Since World War I, American aviators have adorned the nose of their aircraft with art representing a piece of who they were, where they came from or that in which they believed.Now, such art, which was normally only able be appreciated up close to an aircraft, is on display for all to see as the

  • Grissom monthly photo review

    The review of local photographs and graphics published on the Grissom ARB Internet web site during October 2012 is now available. The photographs and graphics are contained in a slideshow for easy viewing. To view this month's slideshow, click here. The monthly photo review is a regular feature of

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