Happy Birthday Navy Published Oct. 13, 2010 GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind., -- The men and women at Grissom Air Reserve Base extend a hearty salute to the U.S. Navy upon its 235th birthday today. The U.S. Navy traces its origins to October 13, 1775 and the creation of the Continental Navy. Grissom ARB has a link to the U.S. Navy as the base was originally built by the U.S. Navy during World War II and was Bunker Hill Naval Air Station. Bunker Hill NAS closed after the war and was re-opened as an Air Force Base during the Korean War. Today, the host-unit is the 434th Air Refueling Wing and Grissom is one of only five Air Force Reserve Command bases in the nation.
