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  • DOD officials to study compensation

    Defense Department officials May 11 announced the start of the congressionally mandated 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation.The review's focus, officials said, will be on combat pay, compensation for reserve-component servicemembers, caregivers and survivors and pay incentives for

  • Air Force announces FY 2011 force structure alignments

    Air Force officials announced May 11 the proposed force structure realignment for fiscal 2011. The proposal provides a summary of the civilian and military personnel changes and aircraft assignments at Air Force installations for the upcoming fiscal year. This announcement supersedes all previous

  • Witter is new SFS commander

    During the May unit training assembly, Maj. Christopher Witter assumed command of the 434th Security Forces Squadron. Major Witter's last assignment was as a security forces commander with the 213th Space Warning Squadron at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska. Directly following the ceremony, the major

  • 434th SFS change of command

    There's a new top cop in town with the 434th Security Forces Squadron.Maj. Christopher Witter assumed command during the May unit training assembly in front his family, members of his unit and 434th Air Refueling Wing leadership. Major Witter comes to Grissom from the 213th Space Warning Squadron at

  • Talking about airplanes

    Kenny Jones  talks with Lt. Col. Dave Smith, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron commander, prior to an civic leader orientation flight recently held here. In the background is a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. The orientation flight gave civic leaders a chance to fly on a KC-135 and experience the 434th Air

  • Prior to the flight

    Don Byrum, a local civic leader, looks over a jet engine on a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft just prior to boarding the aircraft to take part in a civic leader orientation flight held here recently. Mr. Byrum and other local civic leaders got an up close look at the mission of the 434th Air Refueling

  • Flyer photo opp

    Aaron Kosberg, along with other civic leaders, takes photos of a KC-135R Stratotanker prior to a civic leader orientation flight. The visit to Grissom and subsequent flight gave the civic leaders a first-hand look at the mission of the 434th Air Refueling Wing and the world-wide impact of Grissom

  • Civic leaders visit Grissom

    Local civic leaders take a moment to pose in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft just prior boarding for an orientation flight held here recently. The orientation flight gave civic leaders a first-hand look at the mission of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. The civic leader flight program is just

  • Officials warn of 'phishing' scams

    U.S. Strategic Command officials are urging renewed vigilance against Internet-based identity theft after detecting a widespread "phishing" expedition against servicemembers.Phishing is a term used to describe deceiving people into divulging personal information such as passwords or account numbers

  • Students visit Grissom today as part of National Police Week

    Hundreds of students from local schools will visit Grissom ARB today as part of National Police Week activities.  Each year, the 434th Security Forces Squadron and its members host students for a base visit that includes various displays pertaining to law enforcement and the Air Force.

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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