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Grissom announces Airman promotions

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  • By By Staff Sgt. Ben Mota
  • 434th ARW Public Affairs
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. --  Thirty-four enlisted Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing recently earned their next stripe.

The following Airmen received promotions:

To senior master sergeant:

- Gerald Schumacher, 434th Operations Group

To master sergeant:

- Adam Soultz, 434th Security Forces Squadron
- Joshua Welch, 74th Air Refueling Squadron

To technical sergeant:

- Timothy Hayataka, 434th SFS
- James Poole, 434th Force Support Squadron
- Bradley Snow, 434th SFS
- Timothy Tucker, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

To staff sergeant:

- Dominic Bichler, 434th SFS
- Lasheda House, 434th Maintenance Group
- Abigail Wakefield, 434th Maintenance Squadron

To senior airman:

- Pierce Abbott, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron
- Gerardo Banuelos, 434th FSS
- Jamail Baldwin, 434th Operations Support Squadron
- Eric Berger, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron
- Londonn Bryant, 434 SFS
- Karesa Charles, 434th FSS
- Justin Coney, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- Samantha Cripe, 434th LRS
- Mitchell Dzierzbicki, 434th CES
- Caitlyn Grula, 434th MXS
- Miguel Luevano, 434th FSS
- Branden Mathews, 434th MXS
- Anna Nassopoulos, 434th FSS
- Samuel Roberts, 434th AMXS
- Austin Sands, 434th MXS
- Ryan Schreffler, 434th AMXS
- Benjamin Stout, 434th CES

To airman first class:

- Sarah Becker, 434th AMXS
- Jon Dickinson, 434th AMXS
- Priyank Machhar, 434 MXS
- Stephanie Peters, 434th Air Refueling Wing
- Marcus Robinson, 434th CES
- Katrina Schoenstene, 434th MXS

To airman:

- Cranecia Barnes, 434th FSS


The 434th ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Airmen from the 434th ARW routinely deploy around the world in support of the Air Force mission and U.S. strategic objectives.

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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:

Ben Mota
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Master Sgt. Wendy Day
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer

Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
Staff writer