Grissom recognizes civilian employee milestones Published July 14, 2011 By Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Thirteen civilian employees at Grissom were recently recognized for achieving milestones in their federal service careers during a recent commander's call held here by Col. William T. "Tim" Cahoon, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander. "These milestones for employees show the strength of Grissom -- a knowledgeable, experienced civilian and (air reserve technician) workforce that gets the mission done," said Tammy Schlarf, 434th ARW human resources officer. Civilian employees are an integral part in how the Air Force mission is accomplished on a daily basis. Air reserve technicians, or ARTs, are part of that civilian workforce who have both a civilian and military reserve duty and provide continuity to Air Force Reserve. Listed below are the individuals recognized for their service: 30 years Rosemary Harm, 434th Force Support Squadron Master Sgt. Christopher Hedrick, 434th Maintenance Squadron Steven Knickerbocker, 434th Operations Support Squadron Senior Master Sgt. Jefferey Lewis, 434th Maintenance Operations Flight Lt. Col. Gary Lockard, 434th Air Refueling Wing Tech. Sgt. Ronald A. Maxwell, Sr., 434th MXS Susan McConnaghy, 434th Mission Support Group Master Sgt. Tommy Patton, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 20 years Mark Ashbaugh, Grissom Fire Department Wayne Pikalek, Grissom Fire Department Tech. Sgt. Brooks Davison, 434th MXS 10 years Tech. Sgt. Andrew Brehm, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron Capt. Kleim L. Tomlinson, Jr., Grissom Fire Department The 434th ARW at Grissom is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Stay connected with the 434th ARW on Facebook and Twitter.
