NCO Induction ceremony marked by rare event Published May 2, 2016 By Senior Airman Dakota Bergl 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Sixty-Six Airmen were inducted into the ranks of noncommissioned officers and senior noncommissioned officers during a ceremony at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., April 10, 2016.The Airmen not only received a new stripe on their uniforms but also a new set of responsibilities. As leaders and senior leaders they will be held to a higher standard of excellence and are expected to motivate and inspire the Airmen beneath them succeed."Congratulations on your promotion," said Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander. "We're very excited for you and we look forward to great things in the future."Each quarter, the 434th Air Refueling Wing holds a special ceremony to recognize those promoted to NCO and SNCO. The ceremony gives friends and coworkers the opportunity to witness the honorees swearing the oath of induction.The ceremony also included a rare event, the induction of a senior master sergeant to chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force.Inducted were:Chief Master Sgt. Carl Hubbell, 434th Logistics Readiness SquadronMaster Sgt. Evan Heintz, 434th Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Leslie Heron, 434th Operations Support SquadronMaster Sgt. Bobby Horton, 434th MXSMaster Sgt. Gregory Moolenaar, 434th Security Forces SquadronMaster Sgt. Peter Rogers, 434th LRSMaster Sgt. Michael Rush, 434th SFSMaster Sgt. Kris Schleinkofer, 434th OSSMaster Sgt. Mark Selby, 434th LRSMaster Sgt. Deborah Sweet, 434th Maintenance GroupMaster Sgt. Timothy Vogel, 434th MXS¬¬Staff Sgt. Cole Anglemyer, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Cory Beck, 74th Air Refueling SquadronStaff Sgt. Frederick Beck, 434th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Mark Beveridge, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Anthony Bitner, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Tiffani Brown, 49th Aerial Port FlightStaff Sgt. John Bullock, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Patterson Burk, 434th OSSStaff Sgt. Jared Burton, 434th LRSStaff Sgt. Brendan Carney, 434th Civil Engineer SquadronStaff Sgt. Lance Chase, 434th CESStaff Sgt. Anthony Chico, 434th CESStaff Sgt. Arieon Clayton, 434th Force Support SquadronStaff Sgt. Joshua Dickson, 434th LRSStaff Sgt. Brian Foley, 434th OSSStaff Sgt. Samuel George, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Takiyah Hall, 434th MXGStaff Sgt. Cameron Harney, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Paul Harrington, 434th Communications SquadronStaff Sgt. Sean Hart, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Katrina Heikkinen, 434th Public AffairsStaff Sgt. Caleb Holman, 434th SFSStaff Sgt. Zachery Holmes, 74th ARSStaff Sgt. Christina Howland, 434th OSSStaff Sgt. Alexander Hubbard, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Angela Jones, 434th CESStaff Sgt. Christopher Karlson, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Jami Lancette, 434th PAStaff Sgt. Colin Latham, 434th SFSStaff Sgt. David Long, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Andrew Mercer, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Zacheriah Merkle, 434th CESStaff Sgt. Dimitar Mihaylov, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Christopher Miller, 434th OSSStaff Sgt. Bobby Moore, 434th CSStaff Sgt. Kevin Peters, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Aaron Phelps, 434th SFSStaff Sgt. Ryan Reese, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Amy Richmond, 434th AMDSStaff Sgt. Brandon Roberts, 434th CESStaff Sgt. Bradley Rodriguez, 434th CESStaff Sgt. Eric Rosson, 434th SFSStaff Sgt. Deborah Ryan, 72nd Air Refueling SquadronStaff Sgt. Albert Sarroca, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Paul Schoentrup, 434th OSSStaff Sgt. Joshua Schumacher, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Darren Sims, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Douglas Sloss, 434th MXSStaff Sgt. Darrin Stephens, 434th FSSStaff Sgt. Caroline Taylor, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Jazmine Ware, 434th OSSStaff Sgt. Brittany Wildman, 434th AMDSStaff Sgt. Aaron Wilson, 434th AMDSStaff Sgt. Jordan Wisler, 434th AMXSStaff Sgt. Brett Zaruba, 434th MXSThe 434th ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Men and women from the Hoosier Wing routinely deploy around the world in support of the Air Force mission.Stay connected, visit Grissom on Facebook and Twitter.
