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  • Grissom welcomes first full-time first sergeant

    An additional duty proved to be a historical springboard for one Grissom member.Master Sergeant Benjamin Mota, 434th Air Refueling Wing public affairs superintendent made history by being selected as the first full-time first sergeant for the wing.Mota will become an Active Guard/Reserve first

  • Grissom Firefighters forge essential ground, rescue, survival skills

    Knowing what to do when surrounded by intense fire, smoke, debris and darkness is a life or death situation for those fighting fires, and thanks to Grissom Airmen, reserve firefighters are taught those life-saving skills. The firefighters with the 434th Civil Engineer Squadron helped build the Air

  • Grissom Airman authors children’s book

    Deployments are a stressful moment in every military family’s life. These crucial times can be filled with uncertainty and confusion, but a Grissom reserve Airman hopes to bring some peace-of-mind through her new children’s book titled “A Soldier’s Story”. Tech. Sgt. Reyna Lucille, assigned as a

  • Saving strangers: An Airman's journey through service before self

    How far would you be willing to go to save the life of someone you’ve never met? That’s the question Master Sgt. Ashley Stant, 434th Force Support Squadron personnel systems manager, was facing earlier this year when she found out she was a potential bone marrow match candidate.

  • Feeding the fight

    Feeding Airmen helps fuel the mission at Grissom, but when one ingredient has the potential to shut down operations, the 434th Force Support Squadron decided to sprinkle in some extra precautions. With more than 1,800 people traveling from 30 plus states to drill at Grissom, feeding those Airmen

  • Commander addresses Reserve Mobility capabilities at A/TA 2020

    Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, highlighted Total Force integration, the Reserve’s rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Reserve’s unique weather reconnaissance, aerial spray and aerial firefighting missions during the

Public Affairs Staff

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:

Douglas Hays
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Josh Weaver
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Josh Weaver
NCOIC of public affairs

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Alexis Morris
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer