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  • Social distancing at altitude

    Social distancing wasn’t a problem for A10 Warthogs from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a KC-135R Stratotanker from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, March 17, 2020 as the units paired up for a refueling mission in the skies over Northcentral Indiana. Despite the Novel Coronavirus

  • AFRC Fitness Assessment Guidance due to COVID-19

    Fitness Assessments have been cancelled until Jun 2020. There is an article on myPers for more information.Effective 17 March 2020, all Official Fitness Assessment Testing is cancelled until June 2020. Members who are due for their Official Fitness Assessment in March will test in 6 months,

  • COVID-19 challenges everyone including Grissom

    The Coronavirus Disease is unfolding rapidly and there are some key things you need to know. Our leaders met this morning to discuss plans, issues, and to interpret guidance coming down from the Department of Defense.

  • COVID-19 message from Lt. Gen. Scobee

    Heroes, Our guidance surrounding COVID-19 is consistently evolving, which means providing precise and detailed planning is difficult. Yet we must prioritize communicating across the command and throughout the Air Force. My number one priority is to take care of Airmen and their families while

  • 2019 Novel Coronavirus Commander’s Intent

    15 March 2020 MEMORANDUM FOR ALL AFRC HQ/AF/RE/NAF/WING/CC&CCC/ARPC/RIOFROM: AFRC/CCSUBJECT: 2019 Novel Coronavirus Commander’s IntentThe dynamic nature of COVID-19 evolving guidance makes providing precise and detailed planning difficult. Effective communication is paramount. My number one priority

  • DoD Directs Stop Movement in response to COVID-19

    The Department of Defense issued a stop movement of all personnel to, from or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Level 3 COVID-19 locations effective March 13 and for the next 60 days. Following Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s announcement of new travel restrictions,

  • Grissom defender earns high security forces honor

     Being committed to a job well done and going above and beyond the call of duty is a key component of leadership. For some it takes practice. For others like Staff Sgt. Lance Buechler, it comes naturally and has earned him command-level recognition.

  • Grissom holds first commander’s call of 2020

    Col. Larry Shaw, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, hosted a commander's call during the unit training assembly, Feb. 9, 2020.Shaw reviewed Grissom’s mission and vision statements during the all-call, and stressed the importance of readiness improvement.“Recent world events have shown that we must

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