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Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

Grissom's 12,501-foot runway is currently being resurfaced to a depth of five inches, but parts of the runway are being completely excavated and the full depth of the substructure materials will be replaced. (Courtesy photo)
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Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

Michael Perry, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron base civil engineer oversees the the progress to the construction taking place on a stretch of the runway at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. on June 9, 2023. Flying operations have temporarily moved to other locations while construction crews are hard at work resurfacing the entire length of the runway and updating the lighting systems. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Alexis Morris)
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Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

Construction workers install concrete at the end of the runway at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. on June 9, 2023. Flying operations have temporarily moved to other locations while construction crews are hard at work resurfacing the entire length of the runway and updating the lighting systems. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Alexis Morris)
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Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

Construction vehicles install base materials on a stretch of runway at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. on June 9, 2023. Flying operations have temporarily moved to other locations while construction crews are hard at work resurfacing the entire length of the runway and updating the lighting systems. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Elise Faurote)
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Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

Construction vehicles install base materials on a stretch of runway at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. on June 9, 2023. Flying operations have temporarily moved to other locations while construction crews are hard at work resurfacing the entire length of the runway and updating the lighting systems. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Elise Faurote)
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Runway Resurfacing Project Underway at Grissom

Four steam rollers smooth out fresh asphalt on the runway at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. on June 9, 2023. Flying operations have temporarily moved to other locations while construction crews are hard at work resurfacing the entire length of the runway and updating the lighting systems. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Elise Faurote)
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Public gets say during KC-46A impact hearing

Although Grissom was not selected as the primary basing location for the KC-46A Pegasus, the Air Force is holding a public hearing July 25 at Maconaquah High School in Bunker Hill to invite public comment. The hearing, held in the high school cafeteria located at 256 East 800 South, Bunker Hill, IN 46914, is slated from 5-8 p.m. It is the second, and more formal hearing regarding the environmental impact of locating the Air Force’s latest refueling platform.
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Public gets say during KC-46A impact hearing

Although Grissom was not selected as the primary basing location for the KC-46A Pegasus, the Air Force is holding a public hearing July 25 at Maconaquah High School in Bunker Hill to invite public comment. The hearing, held in the high school cafeteria located at 256 East 800 South, Bunker Hill, IN 46914, is slated from 5-8 p.m. It is the second, and more formal hearing regarding the environmental impact of locating the Air Force’s latest refueling platform.
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Operation Centennial Contact

A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing flies over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ind., as part of Operation Centennial Contact, June 27, 2023. Airmen assigned to Grissom Air Reserve Base flew over the landmark as part of a nationwide aerial refueling demonstration that commemorated the 100th anniversary of in-flight refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis M. Morris)
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Operation Centennial Contact

The boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing flys over a river during Operation Centennial Contact, June 27, 2023. The 434th ARW celebrated the centennial anniversary of aerial refueling by flying over cities and landmarks across various states including Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis M. Morris)
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Operation Centennial Contact

Staff Sgt. Brandon Reiber, 74th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, lowers the boom on a KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., during Operation Centennial Contact, June 27, 2023. Operation Centennial Contact was conducted in conjunction with dozens of units across the U.S. Air Force to commemorate a century of aerial refueling capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis M. Morris)
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Operation Centennial Contact

A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., flies through thick smoke during Operation Centennial Contact, June 27, 2023. The operation was intended to display aerial refueling capabilities in a nationwide celebration but was complicated in parts of the midwest by smog from ongoing Canadian wildfires. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis M. Morris)
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Grissom Celebrates Juneteenth

On the evening of Friday, June 9, approximately 100 Airmen from across Grissom. gathered to celebrate Juneteenth during the extended, primary unit training assembly. (Courtesy Photo)
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Centennial of Aerial Refueling

On 23 June 1923, four lieutenants, Virgil Hine, Frank Seifert, Lowell H. Smith and John P. Richter at US Army Air Service Station Rockwell Field, San Diego conducted the world's first refueling. Using a surplus WWI bomber, the DeHaviland DH.4B, as a testbed, the crew passed 75 gallons of gasoline via gravity hose extending the range of their receiver to 6 hours 38 minutes.
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Centennial of Aerial Refueling

Aerial refueling came a long way from a rubber hose from one biplane to another. Here, four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and a Grissom KC-135 Stratotanker, conduct aerial refueling over the continental United States, during an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Greenwood)
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Colonel Pemberton retires

The crowd applauses after Col. Thomas Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, received his Certificate of Retirement during his retirement ceremony, May 7, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Pemberton assumed command of the 434th ARW in March 2021 and is retiring after 37 years of service to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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Colonel Pemberton retires

Andrew Pemberton and Katherine Schink, the son and daughter of Col. Thomas Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, receive The Military Child Medals during Pemberton’s retirement ceremony, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The Military Child Medals bestow recognition for the hardships and sacrifices children of military members endure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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Colonel Pemberton retires

Dawn Pemberton, Key Spouse and wife to Col. Thomas Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, pins a Legion of Merit medal during his retirement ceremony, May 7, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The Legion of Merit medal is bestowed to service members who have distinguished themselves through meritorious conduct. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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Colonel Pemberton retires

Katherine Schink, the daughter of Col. Thomas Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, sings the National Anthem during his retirement ceremony, May 7, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Pemberton’s career spans over 37 years and 21 assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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Colonel Pemberton retires

Major General Erich Novak, mobilization assistant to the commander of Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, presents Col. Thomas Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, with a certificate of retirement, May 6, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Pemberton’s career spans over 37 years and 21 assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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