434th CS sets bar high during CCRI

It's not uncommon to read stories about Airmen deploying to the battlefield, but an unconventional battlefield at each of our desktops that is not often heard of remains safe due to Grissom's cyber warriors.The 434th Communications Squadron recently received high marks on their Command Cyber

Thanksgiving: A day to give thanks

Whether serving in uniform or as a civil servant; deployed overseas or stationed stateside, the men and women of the 434th ARW work every day to defend the nation, helping to ensure America is safe and secure.All around the nation Americans come together to participate in the tradition of watching

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434th MXG receives maintenance excellence award

The 434th Maintenance Group was named the recipient of the 2015 Chief Master Sergeant James K. Clouse Maintenance Excellence trophy.The award is presented to recognize excellence among maintenance organizations within Fourth Air Force.This annual award recognizes the Fourth Air Force maintenance

Grissom logs record flight hours for FY15

To fly, flight and win is the basis motto of the United States Air Force and in 2015 the 434th Air Refueling Wing put more flight into the fight than ever before.The wing logged 7,030 flight hours during fiscal 2015 - a historical record for Grissom and an increase of 36 percent from fiscal

Sixty-six selected for promotion

From their first to their last, America's Airmen earn each stripe.Sixty-six 434th Air Refueling Wing Airmen were recently promoted here.Their names are as follows:To master sergeantLeslie Heron, 434th Operations GroupBobby Horton, 434th Maintenance SquadronGregory Moolenaar, 434th Security Forces

Grissom Airmen awarded medals

For their meritorious service in the Air Force, 12 Grissom Airmen were recently awarded medals.Air MedalSix aircrew members were presented with Air Medals. The Air Medal was established by May 11, 1942 and is awarded to U.S. military and civilian personnel for single acts of heroism or meritorious

Grissom cuts ‘ribbon’ on new fire training facility

With a pull of the trigger and a snip of a fire hose, base officials officially opened a new fire training facility here November 9.Standing in for a ribbon was a four-inch piece of scrap fire hose, and pnuedraulic shears upped the ante on the scissor portion of the cutting.Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th

Tis the season to be an 'Angel'

With Halloween behind us and thanksgiving around the corner, Christmas plans are already in full swing for Grissom's Airman and Family Readiness Center.Grissom's A&FRC is currently accepting nominations for its annual Angel Tree event, which is a program designed to help other Airman and their

319th FIS reunites, tours Grissom

Base tours are commonly used to educate the public, but a recent group of tourists taught Airman a thing or two as they toured their old home and shared their rich heritage along the way.More than 30 former Airmen from the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Association and their guests participated