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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, surveys the work area where faulty tail pins are located on aircraft 60-0314 on March 16, 2023. Grissom maintainers scrambled to replace pins prior to an upcoming runway closure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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Maintainers race to replace KC-135R tail pins

Tech. Sgt. Joel Pfeiffer, 434th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation technician, peers into the confined workspace where faulty tail pins had to be replaced on March 16, 2023. The pin replacement was mandated by a time compliant technical order issued recently that grounded KC-135R Stratotankers that didn’t meet required specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Douglas Hays)
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A 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker takes off from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. Aircraft from Grissom are relocating to Fort Wayne International Airport while Grissom's runway undergoes extensive repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Current and former maintainers unveil the 'retired' decal placed on KC-135R 62-3530 during a retirement ceremony for the Stratotanker. The aircraft will head to the boneyard after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Current and former 434th Air Refueling Wing members gathered to celebrate the retirement of KC-135R 62-3530 on February 24, 2023. The aircraft will head to the boneyard after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Col Thom Pemberton, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, talks to current and former 434th Air Refueling Wing members during retirement ceremony for KC-135R 62-3530 on February 24, 2023. The aircraft will head to the boneyard after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Current and former crew chiefs of aircraft 62-3530 signed the fuselage of the retiring aircraft during a ceremony February 4, 2023. The aircraft will head to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona after more than 60 years of service. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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GRISSOM RETIRES ‘SPIRIT OF JUST CAUSE’

Tech. Sgt. David Adams, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief signs his name on the side of aircraft 62-3530 during a retirement ceremony for the KC-135. Adams spent the last five years assigned as the crew chief to the retiring Stratotanker. (Photo by Douglas Hays)
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New top cop

Col. Gretchen Wiltse, 434th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Capt. Chadwick Nickson during a change of commander ceremony, February 4, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Nickson took command of the 434th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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Grissom has a ball, recognizes annual award winners

Members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing bust a move on the dance floor during Grissom's 80th Anniversary Ball. The wing celebrated both the unit, and the base's long history and announced its annual award winners. Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Barton.
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Grissom has a ball, recognizes annual award winners

Lt. Col. Brian Thompson, 74th Air Refueling Squadron and Staff Sgt. Alexis Wilson, 434th ARW chaplain's assistant, go over the event schedule. The two served as the masters of ceremony for the 80th Anniversary Ball. Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Barton.
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Grissom has a ball, recognizes annual award winners

Col. Thom Pemberton, 434th ARW commander, attaches a Global War on Terror service streamer to the wing guidon being held by Chief Master Sgt. Brian Jensenius, 434th ARW command chief during a pinning ceremony held during the 80th Anniversary Ball. After Pemberton pinned on the streamer to the wing's guidon, each squadron attached one to their own guidon. Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
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Grissom has a ball, recognizes annual award winners

Grissom's annual award winners pose during the 80th Anniversary Ball. The winners were announced as part of the program celebrating the unit and base's storied history. Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Barton.
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Grissom has a ball, recognizes annual award winners

Lt. Col. Kelli Bermudez, 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and Airman1st Class Justin Rowland, 49th Aerial Port Squadron, cut the anniversary cake during the ball. Attendees celebrated both the unit and base's long and storied history. Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Barton.
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Grissom has a ball, recognizes annual award winners

Senior Master Sgt. Mike Johnting, 434th Maintenance Squadron, looks on during the 80th Anniversary Ball program. The wing celebrated both the unit, and the base's long history and announced its annual award winners. Photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Barton.
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Top enlisted communicator retires

The Grissom Base Honor Guard flag during Chief Master Sgt. Michael Morris’, 434th Communications Squadron senior enlisted leader, retirement ceremony at the 434th CES building on Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana on Jan. 21, 2023. Morris was celebrated at the ceremony after 22 years of military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Hunsaker)
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Top enlisted communicator retires

Maj. Bart Erwin, 434th Civil Engineering Squadron commander and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Morris, 434th Communications Squadron senior enlisted leader, pose for a photo at the 434th CES building on Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana on Jan. 21, 2023. The ceremony was held to celebrate Morris’ retirement after 22 years of military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Hunsaker)
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Street takes command of 72nd ARS

Col. Douglas Perry, 434th Operations Group commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Scott Street during an assumption of command ceremony, January 21, 2023, at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. Street took command over the 72nd Air Refueling Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexa Culbert)
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Sgt. Opha May Johnson Marine Reserve Center

The Sgt. Opha May Johnson Marine Corps Reserve Center sign welcomes Marines to the newly renamed facility. The building was renamed during a ceremony honoring Sgt. Johnson, who was the first woman to enlist in the Marine Corps on Aug. 18, 1918, on Nov. 10 aboard Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. (Image by GySgt Brian Knowles, USMCR)
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Sgt. Opha May Johnson Marine Reserve Center

Key supporters of the Sgt. Opha May Johnson Marine Corps Reserve Center dedication included (from left) Sheila Corcoran, Veterans of Foreign Wars senior vice commander, Department of Indiana; Laura McKee, women veterans coordinator, Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs; Kay Ross, president, Indiana Chapter of Women Marines Association; and Lourdes Tiglao, director of Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans. The ceremony honoring Sgt. Johnson, who was the first woman to enlist in the Marine Corps on Aug. 18, 1918, was held on Nov. 10 aboard Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. (Image by GySgt Brian Knowles, USMCR)
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