Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

A member of the Grissom Community Council takes a photo while aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker as it refuels a B-52 Stratofortress, Oct. 9, 2024. Representatives from the council were invited to join the civic leader flight, which intended to directly expose members of the local community to the base's daily operations, which includes in-flight refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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A boom operator assigned to the 74th Air Refueling Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, explains aerial refueling to civic leaders prior to offloading fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker to a B-52 Stratofortress, Oct. 9, 2024. Attendees of the Grissom-based civic leader flight included business leaders and local government representatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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Civic leaders pose for a group photo in front of a KC-135R Stratotanker prior to boarding the aircraft for a flight, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Oct. 9, 2024. Civic leader flights are coordinated by Air Force public affairs offices to expose community leaders to the in-flight refueling operations that launch daily from bases across the world and often in their own backyard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dillan Addington, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron, talks to a local leader during a refueling flight, Oct. 9, 2024. Civic leader flights give community representatives, such as firefighters and business executives, an opportunity to experience a mission out of their nearest Air Force or Air Reserve Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana refuels a B-52 Stratofortress during a civic leader flight on Oct. 9, 2024. Civic leader flights are a community relations initiative conducted by Air Force public affairs units that allows local leaders to engage with the military installations closest to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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A civic leader, invited by the 434th Air Refueling Wing to experience a refueling mission, watches the pilots during flight as the KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress, Oct. 9, 2024. During the month of September, the Grissom-based refueling squadrons offloaded over 700,000 pounds of fuel to 77 receivers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Van T. Thai, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, talks to civic leaders during a refueling mission that departed out of Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Oct. 9, 2024. Such flights allow leaders of the local community, such as police chiefs, superintendents and local company executives, to engage with their local military unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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A boom operator assigned to the 72nd Air Refueling Squadron shows a member of the local community the route that their flight took during a civic leader flight, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Oct. 9, 2024. During the flight, over 20 leaders from the community had the opportunity to experience a refueling flight where the Grissom-based KC-135R Stratotanker offloaded fuel to a B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Published Oct. 21, 2024
By Alexis Morris

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- A member of the Grissom Community Council takes a photo while aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker as it refuels a B-52 Stratofortress, Oct. 9, 2024. Representatives from the council were invited to join the civic leader flight, which intended to directly expose members of the local community to the base's daily operations, which includes in-flight refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alexis Morris)

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

Josh Weaver
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Josh Weaver
NCOIC of public affairs

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Alexis Morris
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
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Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

Indiana civic leaders experience refueling mission

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