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  • Leaders address risk management

    The Air Force's top leaders have issued a service-wide message discussing environmental, safety, occupational health, or ESOH, risk management for Airmen to recognize and take action in their workplace."The Air Force ESOH vision is to be a world leader in environmental, safety, occupational health

  • Official equates financial, military readiness

    Through outreach and a robust system of educating servicemembers, Defense Department officials are working to keep troops financially fit to fight and protected from predatory lenders, a Pentagon official said May 19 here. Since the downward turn of the credit market in recent years, Defense

  • Reserve major promotions announced

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced results of the Calendar 2010 Air Force Reserve Line and Health Professions Major Promotion Selection Boards May 18. The selection boards convened at the center here Feb. 1 through Feb. 6 to determine those officers qualified to assume the next

  • Six promoted to SNCO ranks

    A group of six 434th Air Refueling Wing noncommissioned officers got on one more stripe and a whole lot more responsibility as they crossed into the senior NCO ranks as master sergeants during a special ceremony held here recently. Presiding over the ceremony were Brig. Gen. Dean Despinoy, 434th ARW

  • Fitness program revisions begin July

    In less than two months, Airmen across the globe will begin testing against new fitness assessment standards. These standards were deemed necessary by senior Air Force leaders to ensure a fitter and healthier fighting force. Changes include bi-annual testing, minimum requirements within testing

  • Grissom inducts newest NCOs

    Making the leap from Airman to noncommissioned officer, ten members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing were inducted as NCOs during a special ceremony held at Grissom ARB.  The newly minted staff sergeants will see their responsibilities increase as they progress into leadership roles throughout the

  • 434th ARW goes live with social media

    Grissom's information highway has expanded by opening up lanes of two-way communication and streamlined news.Seeking to capitalize on the tremendous opportunities afforded by new technologies, the 434th Air Refueling Wing's public affairs office now has an active social media presence."Grissom has

  • Senior leaders take budget request to Capitol Hill

    The Air Force's top two leaders addressed the service's fiscal year 2011 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee May 12 here. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz explained how the request for baseline funds of

  • "Spirit of Wabash" dedication ceremony today

    The 434th Air Refueling Wing will hold a formal dedication ceremony today for the "Spirit of Wabash" nose art.  Many of the KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to the 434th ARW have nose art and the "Spirit of Wabash" will be the fourth one that relates to a local city.  Other city-themed nose

  • Armed Forces Day posters are available

    To commerorate Armed Forces Day, two  posters were created by Luke Borland of the Defense Media Activity-San Antonio. The Air Force does not provide printed posters but a PDF file of this poster is available for local printing up to 18x24 inches. Requests can be made to afgraphics@dma.mil. Please

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