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  • Five promoted to top NCO ranks

    Five members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing were recently promoted to senior noncommissioned officer ranks.  Included were promotions to chief master sergeant, senior master sergeant and master sergeant.  The promotees and their new ranks are:To chief master sergeant Glen Johnson, 434th Civil

  • November issue of Heartland Warrior now available

    The November 2008 edition of Grissom ARB's E-Paper, the Heartland Warrior, is now available. The Heartland Warrior has eight pages of stories, photos and features on the 434th Air Refueling Wing and its people. Top stories in the November edition include: -- MPF duo claim base honors-- Bivouac lets

  • GCC members to learn about Operations Group

    Members of the Grissom Community Council will receive a behind-the-scenes look at the 434th Operations Group during their interactive base tour on November 1.The activities will begin at 2:30 p.m. when GCC members assemble at the base community center (also known as Chocks).  From there, they will

  • GCC executive board to meet this week

    The Grissom Community Council executive board will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, October 31, at noon at the base dining facility. The GCC is a civilian non-profit organization that works in partnership with Grissom ARB to promote programs to benefit both the base and the local community. The

  • Historic homecoming for Tuskegee Airmen as site opens

    Hundreds of aviators, mechanics and support personnel who once worked at the Tuskegee Army Airfield and Moton Field, Ala., during the 1930s and '40s gathered here once again Oct. 10 when the National Park Service memorialized the efforts of the first black pilots, the famed Tuskegee Airmen, in the

  • Donley officially sworn in as Secretary of the Air Force

    Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates officially swore in Michael B. Donley as the Secretary of the Air Force Oct. 17 at the Air Force Memorial. In his speech, Secretary Donley said he's honored to serve as the senior civilian leader of the Air Force and looks forward to the challenges of the

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