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Awards and promotions at Grissom ARB

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Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind --  Listed below are recent awards and promotions earned by Grissom Air Reserve Base personnel:

Medals
Meritorious Service Medal—Major Darel Longyear, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron; Master Sgt. Bryan Hettinghouse, 74th Air Refueling Squadron; Maj. David Mikkelson, 74th ARS; and Senior Master Sgt. Wayne Raby, 434th Civil Engineering Squadron
Air Force Commendation Medal—Major Douglas Perry, 434th Operations Support Squadron; and Tech Sgt. Gregory Minnich, 434th OSS

Promotions
To major – Doug Perry, 434th OSS
To chief master sergeant—Peri Rogowski, 434th Air Refueling Wing
To senior master sergeant—Michael Pershing, 434th OSS; David Swiess, 49th Aerial Port Flight
To staff sergeant— Dale McKinney, 49th APF

Quarterly Awards
Airman of the Quarter:  Senior Airman Kelly Davis, 434th  Mission Support Flight
Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter:  Tech Sgt.  Drennen Gaffney, 74th  ARS
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter:  Master Sgt. David Simpson, 49th APF

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

Ben Mota
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer