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  • SFS 'A' outlasts Comm rally, advances in hoops tourney

    In a wild finish to the opening game of the second round of basketball tournament action, the 434th Security Forces A team escaped the 434th Communications Squadron 33-32 to advance in Grissom's version of March Madness, here March 5, 2016.With the clock winding down and SFS up 3, the Cops fouled

  • Symposium sharpens potential diamonds

    Grissom hosted a first sergeant symposium here March 2-4 to help those with the additional duty better understand their roles, and perhaps someday make the full-time transition to a diamond wearer.Thirty-five Airmen from seven different Air Force wings all gathered here to hone the skills needed to

  • Grissom announces Airman Promotions

    From their first to their last, America's Airmen earn each stripe of rank.Fourteen 434th Air Refueling Wing Airmen earned their next stripe as they were recently promoted here. Their names are as follows:To senior master sergeant:- Tonya Gonzales, 434th Maintenance GroupTo staff sergeant:- Lauren

  • Garvelink assumes command of 434th SFS

    For centuries, assumption of command ceremonies have allowed members the opportunity to witness the symbolic passing of the torch in the presence of friends, family members and fellow Airmen.Keeping up with military tradition Maj. Matthew Garvelink assumed command of the 434th Security Forces

  • Grissom ATC earns AFRC awards

    The 434th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control section carried on a tradition of excellence as they closed out 2015 with three Air Force Reserve Command Awards."Time and time again this great team has stepped up and answered the call," said Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th Air Refueling Wing

  • Loggie completes 'Dopey Challenge'

    For most, the idea of running a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and full marathon in successive days seems a bit dopey, but for one Grissom member it was a dream come true.Kathleen LaBahn, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, competed in the Dopey Challenge, a grueling 48.6-mile-event Jan. 7-10,

  • Communicators disconnect Engineers, advance in hoops tourney

    Grissom's version of the 'Big Dance' tipped off Feb. 6 as units took to the hardwood for the annual intramural basketball tournament.The Communicators from the 434th Communications Squadron downed the Engineers of the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron 32-29 to open the double elimination

  • Grissom Airmen return from deployment

    Welcomed back by family and friends, 68 Airmen on two 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotankers returned to Grissom Feb. 07 after a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia."We are very proud our returning Airmen," said Col. Anna Schulte, 434th Maintenance Group commander. "They did an

  • Kelly selected as new AFRC Command Chief

    The Chief of the Air Force Reserve has announced the new Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command.Chief Master Sgt. Ericka E. Kelly, command chief for the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, will fill AFRC's top enlisted position, according to a release

  • Airman has courage to ask for help

    She was sitting in her car at Grissom Air Reserve Base when she got the phone call from her mother: her family had been targeted by fraudulent fast cash scammers who prey on military members."My father lost his job back in May, which led us to being evicted from our house," said Senior Airman Alexis

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Ben Mota
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Master Sgt. Wendy Day
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
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Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
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