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  • More than 30 Grissom personnel receive promotions

    More than 30 Grissom personnel are wearing additional stripes on their sleeves due to their recent promotions. The promotees and their new ranks include:To chief master sergeant: Rickie King, 434th Security Forces Squadron; and Connie Pierce, 434th Operations Support Squadron.To master sergeant:

  • Taking flight, Hoosier media tells Grissom's story

    Armed with cameras, recorders and notebooks, several Indiana media outlets converged on Grissom to learn about the 434th Air Refueling Wing and tell the story of the Hoosier Wing.Both traditional and social media took part in a special media day here recently, which not only put some of them in the

  • Raptor refueling

    An F-22 Raptor from the 90th Fighter Squadron is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.  The F-22 is the United States Air Force's newest fighter aircraft and performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.  KC-135 Stratotankers from

  • Boy Scouts learn valuable lesson from Grissom ARB

    "Be prepared" is the Boy Scout motto, and as one troop found out Grissom's Airmen are always prepared as well.Boy Scout Troop 229 got a firsthand look at some of the diverse jobs performed at Grissom during a base tour July 25.The first stop on the tour for the scouts was the 434th Operations

  • Grissom opens new $7.4 million ATC tower

    With a snip of giant scissors, the 434th Air Refueling Wing celebrated the completion of a new $7.4 million air traffic control tower.Marking the occasion, Col. Don Buckley, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, presided over a ribbon cutting ceremony here Aug. 3 attended by local civic leaders,

  • Grissom monthly photo review

    The review of local photographs and graphics published on the Grissom ARB Internet web site during July 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 the

  • Joint forces exercise

    A small group of United States Air Force, Army and Marine personnel are scheduled to participate in a joint forces exercise at Grissom ARB on Sunday, August 5, 2012.The purpose of the exercise is to test the ability of medical personnel to response to simulated wartime casualties. While the exercise

  • Grissom CE Airman earns major award for his front-line service

    Leading from the front can test the most seasoned manager, but one Grissom senior noncommissioned officer only had six months on station before a deployment put him out front and earned him an Air Force-level award.Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Colborn, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy repair

  • Grissom chief takes on dangerous deployment, wins AF award

    There are moments in life where nothing will ever be viewed the same again and for one chief here, a 2011 deployment brought with it a reality check and Air Force-level recognition."May 19, nobody will ever forget that day," said Chief Master Sgt. Michael L. Bowden Jr., 434th Civil Engineer Squadron

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