Responding to the community

Schneider completes aircraft commander upgrade course

First Lt. William R. Schneider of Hebron, Ky., completed the aircraft commander upgrade course for the KC-135R Stratotanker at Altus, AFB, Okla., recently. He is the son of William L. Schneider of Morning View, Ky. Lieutenant Schneider is a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot with the 72nd Air Refueling

Brehm named Senior NCO of the Quarter

To be a senior NCO, one must portray the highest qualities of Air Force leadership and character, but to be awarded as one of the top takes even more. One such SNCO is Senior Master Sgt. Brian Brehm, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron A Flight specialist supervisor, who was presented with a 434th

Turkey deployment off to a good start

More than 100 members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing arrived here recently as part of an air expeditionary deployment that will last a couple of months. Aircrews, maintainers and support staff departed Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind, at the end of April to begin performing aerial refueling

Passing the travel time

Maintainters focus on mission in Turkey

Flying over the Atlantic Ocean, Airman battle against tiredness, the cold interior of a KC-135R Stratotanker, and the boredom that accompanies an eleven-hour flight. Not only do they have to deal with the environment, this group of Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing must also handle the

Grissom Airman named outstanding performer

Senior Airman Krishma Patel, a resident of Fox River Grove, Ill., recently received an outstanding performer award from the 434th Civil Engineering Squadron. Airman Patel is the daughter of Ratilal and Sarot Patel also of Fox River Grove. She is an engineering assistant. In this capacity she

Green named Airman of the Quarter

Honoring Airmen for exceptional service has been a long standing tradition at Grissom. The latest Airman to be awarded for his outstanding performance is Senior Airman Edward Green, 434th Services Squadron services journeyman, who was name Airman of the Quarter for the second quarter. The award was

Indianapolis resident promoted to staff sergeant

Air Force Reservist Nadine R. Ward of Indianapolis was recently promoted to the rank of staff sergeant. She is the daughter of Ingrid Hedman of Bronx, N.Y., and the sister of Lisa Brown of Indianapolis. Sergeant Ward is a military pay technician with the 434th Air Refueling Wing and has a total of

Colonel Linsenmeyer to address Lafayette Rotary

Colonel Fritz Linsenmeyer, 434th Operations Group commander, will give a special presentation to members of the Lafayette Rotary Club on Tuesday, May 29.  The speech will take place at the University Inn in West Lafayette at Noon.  The topic of the presentation will be the mission of the 434th Air