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Honorary commanders take oath today

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GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. --  Seven community and business leaders from the Central and North Central Indiana regions will take their oath of office today and assume their roles as honorary commanders at Grissom ARB. 

The oaths of office will take place during a special ceremony today.  Col. William "Tim" Cahoon, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, will serve as the presiding officer for the ceremony.

With this program, select individuals from the community are matched with Grissom's key commanders. The goal is to provide the honorary commanders with a rare, inside look at the base, its mission, and its people. The honorary commanders will then take their experiences at Grissom and share them with others from their respective communities.

The honorary commanders for 2012 are:
--Dr. Michael Harris, Chancellor at Indiana University Kokomo; honorary wing commander
--Jessica Green, on-air personality for Hoosier AM/FM; honorary operations group commander
--Leilan McNally, Quality manager, AT&T; honorary maintenance group commander
--Andrea Zwiebel, Program manager for the Honeywell Foundation; honorary mission support group commander
--Chris Theisen, Director of digital communication, Flex Pac; honorary command chief
--Dr. Robert Beckett, Honorary Army Reserve commander
--Cassie Dull, Online communications specialist for Park Tudor School; honorary Marine Corps Reserve commander

Grissom has a long history of interaction with civic and community leaders and the honorary commanders program is a valuable part of the base's outreach activities.

Grissom is one of only five Air Force Reserve Command bases in the nation and is home to reserve units from the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps. The host unit is the 434th ARW, which is equipped with a fleet of KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft.

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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
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Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
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