Grissom recognizes civil servant milestones Published Sept. 16, 2013 By Staff Sgt. Carl Berry 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Functioning as a backbone for the base, more than 600 of Grissom's personnel are civil servants. Several of these full-time civilian employees were recognized for their service longevity at a civilian commander's call held recently. Below are those recognized. Forty years of service: - Joy Cripe 434th Mission Support Group - Becky King, 434th MSG Thirty years of service: - Jeffery Carnagua, 434th Communications Squadron - Lt. Col. Gerry Conway; 434th Operations Support Squadron - Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Henry, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron - Chief Master Sgt. Tony Hoffman, 434th Maintenance Group - Daniel Miller; 434th Mission Support Group - Lt. Col. Todd Moody, 74th Air Refueling Squadron - Master Sgt. Valerie Nelson, 434th Maintenance Squadron - Master Sgt. Brian Price, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron - Master Sgt. Brian Reinhardt; 434th Maintenance Operation Flight - Master Sgt. Gary Sautter, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron Twenty years of service: - John Bitzel, 434th CS - Master Sgt. Angelique Carpenter, 434th LRS - Byron Kelley, 434th MSG - Master Sgt. Jeffery Larkin, 434th AMXS - Master Sgt. Rebecca Mattox, 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron - Master Sgt. Kenneth Pinaire, 434th MSS - Master Sgt. Douglas Preece, 434th OSS - Tech. Sgt. Brian Stillwell, 434th MXS - Robert Wydock, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron - David Youker, 434th CES - Master Sgt. Michael Young, 434th MXG Ten years of service: - Michael Beckstrom, 434th LRS - Maj. Jeffery Benware, 434th Operations Group - Tech. Sgt. Jason Darland, 434th MXS - Kari Ellis, 434th OSS - Master Sgt. Roy Goins, 434th MXS - Paul Hamiliton, 434th CS - Master Sgt. Tina Hoover, 434th CS - Maj. Daniel Keeney, 434th OSS - Master Sgt. Everett Liggett, 434th MXS - Robert Moore, 434th OSS - William Ralstin, 434th CES - Bradford Redding, 434th LRS - Darren Trott, 434th CS - Tech. Sgt. Mark Wilson, 434th MXG Grissom is home to the 434th Air Refueling Wing, the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Airmen and aircraft routinely deploy around the globe in support of the Air Force mission and U.S. strategic objectives. Stay connected with Grissom and the 434th ARW on Facebook and Twitter.
