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  • Runners pose for a photo before a run at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, July 29, 2020. The 434th Force Support Squadron hosted the Dog Days of Summer 5K outside of the fitness center. Members were able to run the full 3.1 miles or chose to walk the 1.5 mile part of the course. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Michael Hunsaker)

    Runners sweat during Dog Days 5K

    Team Grissom held its Dog Days of Summer 5K on July 29, 2020. This was one of many 5Ks held throughout the year.
  • Grissom recently upgraded one of its fire engines to a newer model. The improved vehicle has increased storage capacity, as well as a more advanced and eco-friendly engine. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech Sgt. Jami Lancette)

    Engine 8 reports for duty

    Out with the old and in with the new: Grissom’s Fire Department advances its capabilities with a new fire truck.
  • Staff Sgt. Patrick Iliff, Senior Airman Eva Chupp, and Master Sgt. Anthony Chico, 434th Civil Engineering Squadron emergency management apprentices, cap a simulated leak on a chlorine canister. Emergency managers must be prepared at all times to respond to manmade and natural disasters both on base and in deployed locations at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Clint Hazlett

    Grissom Airmen undergo Hazardous Materials training

    Grissom Airmen from the 434th Civil Engineering Squadron recently underwent a hazardous material training exercise.
  • Following the nations lead to gradually begin to reopen, the 434th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Larry Shaw changed Health Protection Condition Level from Charlie to Bravo at Grissom Air Reserve Base, June 12, 2020. (U.S. Air Force graphic/MSgt. Ben Mota)

    Grissom moves to HPCON Bravo

    Following the nations lead to gradually begin to reopen, the 434th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Larry Shaw changed Grissom’s Health Protection Condition Level to from Charlie to Bravo.
  • 434th Air Refueling Wing file photo by Dakota Bergl, June, 8 2016.

    DeAngulo wins IG Civilian of the Year Award

    The 2019 award for Air Force Reserve Command’s Inspector General Civilian of the Year went to Grissom’s very own Dan DeAngulo, 434th Air Refueling Wing exercise program director.

  • Final changes to Air Force song announced

    The announcement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, completes a two-step process in which male-only references were revised to capture the distinguished service, the high standards, and central role that women play in every facet of the modern United States Air Force.
  • Nicole Coyne, 434th Force Support Squadron fitness assessment cell member, provides instruction to Airmen performing the high aerobic multi-shuttle run. The 20 meter HAMR has the same correlation to predict V02, aerobic capacity as the 1.5-mile run, while also matching the age and gender scoring requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Mota)

    AFRC introduces alternant cardio assessment in lieu of weather waiver

    As of Jan. 1 guidance from AFRC replaced the weather waiver with an alternate indoor cardiorespiratory fitness assessment.
  • GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- The reflection of a B-52 Stratofortress can be seen in the glasses of Staff Sgt. Brandon Toth, an inflight refueling technician with the 74th Air Refueling Squadron, as he refuels the aircraft during a recent mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Boom operators stay current, become first sergeants

    Boom operators jobs are critical to the refueling mission but now they can impact other areas. Career enlisted aviators, such as boom operators, may now perform duties outside of their flying squadron in a first sergeant role and still be eligible to maintain their flight hours and other training required as a flyer.
  • Master Sgt. Nathan Foxworth, 434th Maintenance Squadron propulsion flight chief, instructs Senior Airman Jesse Medrano 434th MXS propulsion specialist, as they prepare to install an engine in the wing of a KC-135R Stratotanker at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Jan. 11, 2020. The 6,000 pound engine replaced another engine that showed signs of over temping and decreased performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)

    New Year, new engine

    Out with the old, in with the new. For Grissom maintainers that might be easier said than done. Grissom Airman from the 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently removed and replaced a 3-ton engine on a KC-135R Stratotanker during a recent unit training assembly.
  • New mobile app enables, engages, empowers Airmen. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman Gracie Lee)

    AF app puts vital information in hands of Airmen

    With the advent of cell phones, having the world at your fingertips is no longer just an idiom and the 434th Air Refueling Wing is also just a tap away. The 434th ARW is part of an enterprise-wide mobile app designed to provide Airmen with streamlined access to information they need for their lives and careers.
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