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  • Honor Guard part of patriotic celebration

    Members of the Grissom ARB Honor Guard took part in the recent Memorial Day celebration in Columbus, Ind.  The event included a free community concert that honored military veterans and featured the Columbus Philharmonic.Honor Guard members were Chief Master Sgt. (Ret) Ron Eller, Senior Master Sgt.

  • Flight deck summer schedule is announced

    The summer schedule for Grissom ARB's "Interactive Flight Deck" and "Interactive Boom Pod" have been announced.  The items are managed by the 434th Maintenance Group and are designed to help the public obtain a better understanding of the KC-135R Stratotanker mission.Key dates for the Interactive

  • June edition of Heartland Warrior now available

    The June 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 June edition include:--Safety is focus during the critical days of

  • Local Community Council board meeting on Friday

    The Grissom Community Council executive board will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, June 6, 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

  • Five new staff sergeants

    Three members of the 434th Security Forces, along with two people from the Aerospace Medicine Squadron, were promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.  The new sergeants are Tony Russel, 434th SFS; Richard Rinella, 434th SFS; Charles Marrillia, 434th SFS; Robert Laviolette, 434th AMDS; and Lydia

  • Seven new tech sergeants at Grissom

    Seven members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing were recently promoted to the rank of technical sergeant.  The individuals are Patrick Barringer, 434th Security Forces Squadron; Joshua Suchovsky, 434th Operations Support Squadron; Ronald Maxwell, 434th Civil Engineers Squadron; Philip Deckard, 434th

  • Grissom member becomes citizen

    Senior Airman Katherine Collantes, a member of the 434th Air Refueling Wing, was one of 30 military peersonnel from 14 countries who took the oath of citizenship and officially became U.S. citizens in a ceremony at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago May 23. Airman Collantes, from the

  • Airmen can use regular detergent on ABUs

    Airmen are now authorized to wash their Airmen Battle Uniforms in regular detergent, regardless if the detergent uses optical brighteners announced Air Force leaders here recently. On March 25, the Army released a memorandum concluding that ABUs laundered with detergents containing optical

  • Tanker naming contest deadline nears

    The deadline for the Air Force's "Name the Tanker" contest is just a few days away.  The contest, in which Air Force senior leaders are asking Airmen for suggestions on a name for the service's newest tanker aircraft, the KC-45A, ends May 30. Active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen, as well as Air

  • Dinner and a movie

    The Grissom ARB Military Retiree Information Office will sponsor "Dinner and a Movie" on June 13.  The activity will be at the Grissom Dining Facility with dinner at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.   Menu for the evening includes turkey on kaiser bun, pasta salad, chips, pickle spear, fruit bowl and

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:

Douglas Hays
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Ben Mota
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer