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  • Hot refueling on the fly

    Airmen from the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pack up equipment and do final checks after a hot refueling of a KC-135R Stratotanker, July 12, 2023, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Hot refueling allows an aircraft’s engines to remain

  • Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

    The dry spring may not have been helpful for local farmers, but for contractors working to overhaul Grissom’s massive runway, it was just the jumpstart they needed. Michael Perry, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron, base civil engineer is working closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan,

  • Public gets say during KC-46A impact hearing

    Although Grissom was not selected as the primary basing location for the KC-46A Pegasus, the Air Force is holding a public hearing July 25 at Maconaquah High School in Bunker Hill to invite public comment.The hearing, held in the high school cafeteria located at 256 East 800 South, Bunker Hill, IN

  • Operation Centennial Contact: 100 Years of Aerial Refueling

    Aviators from Grissom helped fuel Operation Centennial Contact, a nation-wide series of historic flights aimed at commemorating the hundredth anniversary of aerial refueling. The KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to Grissom, took to the skies on June 27, 2023 and soared over multiple states including

  • Grissom joins 100 years of aerial refueling celebration

    Airmen at Grissom are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first aerial refueling flight by joining other units in a celebratory flight with flyovers at locations across the state, and around the world.On June 27, 2023, a Grissom KC-135R Stratotanker will launch from Fort Wayne to begin a

  • Grissom Celebrates Juneteenth

    On the evening of Friday, June 9, approximately 100 Airmen from across Grissom gathered to celebrate Juneteenth during the extended, primary unit training assembly.

  • Grissom bids farewell to Col. Thom Pemberton

    The Grissom community bid farewell to Col. Thomas Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, after serving nearly four decades. Pemberton retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserve in during a ceremony here May 6, 2023.

  • Reserve transitions to Defense Travel System

    Air Force Reserve Command is continuing steps to prepare for the transition to a single travel management system which, when completed Oct. 1, 2023, will mark a transformational effort for the command.

  • Airfield Operations Wins Multiple Awards

    The 434th Operations Support Squadron airfield operations won multiple awards for their exemplary work throughout the year keeping Grissom’s airfield running smoothly.

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