Moving up, Grissom Airmen earn that next stripe

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  • By Staff Sgt. Jami K. Lancette
  • 434th ARW Public Affairs
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. --  Twenty-one Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing earned their next strip as they were recently promoted here.

To technical sergeant:
Mitchel Black, 434th Operations Support Squadron
David Long, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron
Brent Perry, 434th Air Refueling Wing
Eugenio Santana 434th OSS
Miguel Verdiguel, 434th Maintenance Squadron

To staff sergeant:
Joshua Alter, 49th Aerial Port Squadron
Marcel Cooper, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Jaclyn Hyman, 434th AMXS
Cody Kohrman, 434th AMXS
Christopher Massey, 434th ARW
Brandon Mravec, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron
Derrek Stephens, 434th Security Forces Squadron

To senior airman:
Travis Bryson, 434th SFS
Megan Coovert, 434th SFS
Serafin Herrera, 434th MXS
Noah Stancik, 434th MXS
Asia Walker, 434th SFS
Clifton Wheeler, 434th SFS

To airman first class:
Chiyanjano Chitekwe, 434th Force Support Squadron
Kayla Decort, 434th APS

To airman:
Austin Pickhard, 434th CES
The 434th ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. The Citizen Airmen from the Hoosier Wing routinely deploy around the world in support of the Air Force mission.

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