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  • Training for emergencies

    The 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron completed its annual mass casualty training exercise with the help of Boy Scout Troop 229 from Winamac, Ind. The exercise provided medical members an opportunity to practice self-aid buddy care and teamwork. Here a litter team, consisting of medical technicians

  • Scouts assist in training exercise

    The 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron held a mass casualty exercise during a unit training assembly. The goal of the training was to provide the medical members an opportunity to practice their initial assessment skills, radio communication skills, self-aid buddy care and teamwork. Here Staff Sgt.

  • Mass casaulty exercise

    Senior Airman Garrett Boye, 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron service technician, opens the breathing airways of Shawn DePloy, Boy Scout Troop 229 member, during the 434th AMDS annual mass casualty exercise. Scout members acted as casualty victims to add a sense of realism to the exercise. (U.S. Air

  • VA officials expand support

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials announced Nov. 9 an important program designed to provide enhanced services to low-income veterans and their families who are at risk of being homeless. Under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, VA officials will provide grants to private

  • AF to host Renewable Energy Industry Day

    Renewable energy companies, innovators and entrepreneurs will get the chance to learn about potential energy project opportunities at the Air Force's Renewable Energy Industry Day Dec. 8 at the Wyndham Hotel in Irving, Texas.Air Force officials, including Terry A. Yonkers, assistant secretary of the

  • Flyover at Purdue

    The boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker is visible from the boom operator's point of view as a tanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom ARB conducts a flyover of the football stadium at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. The Pentagon-approved flyover was conducted as part of the opening

  • Firefighters hold reveille, retreat ceremonies

    Firefighters with the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in both reveille and retreat ceremonies here during the November unit training assembly. Both ceremonies are held each day at Grissom and serve a two-fold purpose. They signal the start and end of the official duty-day, as well as pay

  • Campaign works to save lives

    Members of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury "Real Warriors" campaign are working to deliver the message that resources and tools are available for veterans seeking treatment for invisible wounds of war."My mission through the Real Warriors

  • Grissom "fans" zip past 450

    The number of Grissom "fans" keeps growing and has passed the 450 mark. Response to Grissom's social media sites has been very positive with 461 people already signing up "fans" of the base's Facebook page.The Grissom social media sites provide individuals with the opportunity to stay current on

  • Review aims to streamline ART hiring process

    Personnel officials from the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air Force Personnel Center met here Oct. 26 through 28 to begin steps in reducing the timeline of the hiring process for air reserve technicians, or ARTs.Leaders from AFRC and AFPC met with civilian force integration officials to

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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
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Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
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Senior Airman Alexis Morris
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Senior Airman Elise Faurote
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