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  • Beginning in February 2021, female Airmen will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Corey Parrish)

    Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the underarm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes.
  • Air Force logo on a blue background with headline announcing FY21 Force Management updates

    Department of the Air Force offers limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers; expanded PALACE CHASE

    These programs provide provisions for both enlisted and officer members who meet specified criteria. The application window runs Jan. 20 – April 2.
  • The men and women of the 434th Air Refueling Wing celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is the annual U.S. commemoration of Dr. King's birthday, Jan. 15. Dr. King was an African American civil rights leader in the 1950s and '60s. He used nonviolent methods to assist the advancement of civil rights in the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed Jan. 20, 1986, and the holiday is observed on the third Monday in January every year.

    Grissom celebrates MLK Day

    The men and women of Grissom join today with millions of people to reflect and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the nation's civil rights heroes.
  • Caption: An O-2 Skymaster flies a training sortie above Indiana in 1971. The O-2 Skymaster was a special operations forward air controller observation aircraft stationed at Grissom Air Force Base Ind., after the 434th Tactical Airlift Wing was reestablished as a special operations unit at Grissom Air Force Base on Jan. 15, 1971. (U.S. Air Force 434th ARW History Office Courtesy Photo)

    434th ARW marks 50 years at Grissom

    The 434th moved to Grissom from Bakalar Air Force Base, near Columbus, Ind., on Jan. 15, 1971.
  • The 434th Air Refueling Wing received an award for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States in direct support of combat operations throughout the world from Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2019.

    Grissom receives Meritorious Unit Award

    The 434th Air Refueling Wing was recognized for excellence and awarded the Meritorious Unit Award for the period of Oct. 1 2017-Sept. 30, 2019.
  • Col. Brian Burr returns to Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana as the new vice commander of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    New vice commander returns to Grissom

    Nearly everyone has a place in their heart they call home. While for many Airmen that place too often remains just a memory, the 434th Air Refueling Wing’s new vice commander made it a reality after being selected for the position.
  • U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Megan Stahl, a medical technician with the 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron, administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Lieutenant General Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, January 8th, 2021 at Robins Air Force Base, GA. (US Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Nicholas A. Priest)

    AF Reserve senior leaders receive COVID-19 vaccination

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, AFRC commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief and Scobee’s senior enlisted advisor, rolled up their sleeves at the base medical facility. They will receive their second vaccination shot in about three weeks.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Parks, 434th Air Refueling Wing command chief.

    Grissom welcomes new command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Parks has taken the helm as the 434th Air Refueling Wing’s command chief. Parks assumed the role after Chief Master Sgt. Wes Marion’s retirement in November. He joins the unit from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada where he served as the superintendent of the 726th Operations Group.
  • Col. Gretchen Wiltse, 434th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Eric Kase, 434th Force Support Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Dec. 5, 2020. Kase assumed command of the 434th FSS from Lt. Col. Scott Uselding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Hunsaker)

    Kase assumes command of 434th FSS

    Lt. Col. Eric Kase took command of the 434th Force Support Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony here, Dec. 5, 2020. As the officiating officer for the ceremony, Col. Gretchen Wiltse, 434th Mission Support Group commander, praised Kase’s well-rounded career, and his love for Airmen, to show why he is the best fit for the job to Grissom leadership and the FSS.
  • Tech. Sgt. Lucille Reyna, 434th Air Refueling Wing paralegal, and her daughter Sienna Urbina, right, pose for a photo with their children’s book ‘A Soldier’s story’ at their residence in Logansport, Indiana, Dec. 11, 2020. The 28-page book highlights what a service member may experience while on a deployment in a child-friendly way. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Mota)

    Grissom Airman authors children’s book

    Deployments are a stressful moment in every military family’s life. These crucial times can be filled with uncertainty and confusion, but a Grissom reserve Airman hopes to bring some peace-of-mind through her new children’s book titled “A Soldier’s Story”. Tech. Sgt. Reyna Lucille, assigned as a paralegal with the 434th Air Refueling Wing, channeled her love for storytelling into a poem to help educate families on what deployments are like through the lens of a service member.
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