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Grissom Airmen earn CCAF degrees

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  • By Senior Airman Dakota Bergl
  • 434th ARW Public Affairs
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. --  Not only are many of the Air Force's enlisted members able to call themselves graduates of basic military training, they can also call themselves college graduates.

This is now true for 25 Airmen assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing as they recently earned their Community College of the Air Force degrees.

Below are the names of those earning their associates in applied science degrees in the following areas of study:

Aviation Maintenance Technology
Master Sgt. Kenneth Rowe, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Douglas Raymond, 434th Maintenance Squadron

Avionic Systems Technology
Senior Master Sgt. James Billing, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Michael Bowsher, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Scott Hunter, 434th AMXS

Criminal Justice
Tech. Sgt. Chris Fancher, 434th Security Forces Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Timothy Hayataka, 434th SFS
Staff Sgt. Troy Mace, 434th SFS

Electronic Systems Technology
Staff Sgt. Ryan Covert, 434th Communications Squadron

Emergency Management
Staff Sgt. Thomas Boller, 434th Emergency Management

Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Senior Master Sgt. Jason Davis, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron

Financial Management
Staff Sgt. Bernard Johnson, 434th ARW

Fire Science
Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Dehner, 434th CES

Human Resource Management
Senior Master Sgt. Brian Rude, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Master Sgt. Tina Bauman, 434th CS

Information Management
Tech. Sgt. Desirita Bussell, 434th Operations Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Michaela Lassa, 434th OSS

Information Systems Technology
Tech. Sgt. Charlene Howard, 434th Force Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Adrian Szymczak, 434th CS

Maintenance Production Management
Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Brill, 434th CES
Senior Airman Latoya Beverly, 434th CES

Mass Communications
Staff Sgt. Katrina Heikkinen, 434th ARW

Mechanical and Electrical Technology
Senior Master Sgt. Philip Deckard, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Gordon Ralston, 434th CES

Safety
Master Sgt. Zachary Chapin, 434th ARW

The 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.

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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:

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