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  • Col. Thai's first commander's call

    U.S. Air Force Col. Van T. Thai, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, delivers remarks at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, May 4, 2024. Thai held his first commander’s call during the May unit training assembly with the purpose of formally introducing himself to the entire Hoosier Wing for the

  • 434th FSS train, create partnerships in Japan

    Airmen assigned to the 434th Force Support Squadron hopped on a 14-hour flight to train with our active-duty wingmen, during a annual tour duty at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from April 1-15, 2024. The purpose of the trip was to create partnerships for Team Grissom within the Indo-Pacific region and

  • Grissom receives RTIC system, training

    For the first time, the 434th Air Refueling Wing is equipping its tanker fleet with the RTIC system. With this new capability comes the need for crews to understand how to utilize it. This brought John “Mooch” Carroll, 46th Test Squadron Link 16 fielding team contractor, and Shawn Moore, 46th Test

  • Grissom hosts tenth DoD FRAS course

    Firefighters participating in the Department of Defense Fire Rescue and Survival Course at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, carry a downed firefighter down a ladder during the culmination event of the course, April 26, 2024. The final training scenario is rarely passed by cohorts on their first

  • Meet Grissom’s Officer Annual Award Winners for 2023

    Over the course of the next few weeks, the Grissom Public Affairs team will release a series of articles highlighting the eight men and women who received wing-level awards during this year’s ceremony. The second, below, highlights the officer winners in the company grade officer and field grade

  • USMC COMMEX at GARB

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyler Mansinne, a field radio operator assigned to the Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, tests radio communications during an exercise at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, April 17, 2024. The Marines pull their communications services from World Wide

  • Meet Grissom’s Enlisted Annual Award Winners for 2023

    Over the course of the next few weeks, the 434th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs team will produce and release a series of articles highlighting the eight men and women who received wing-level awards during this year’s annual awards ceremony. The first, below, highlights the enlisted-level winners

  • Grissom EOD defuses the competition, takes third in Army event

    For the first time ever, U.S. Air Force Airmen competed in the U.S. Army’s 52nd Ordnance Group Team of the Year competition. The sole Air Force team, composed of reservists assigned to the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron, placed third in the competition.

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

Josh Weaver
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Josh Weaver
NCOIC of public affairs

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Alexis Morris
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer