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  • AF technology could help fight virus, disease spread in buildings

    In 2009, the U.S. Air Force submitted a patent application for an invention that coats surfaces with a protective finish, killing toxins on contact. The technology, which was granted a patent in 2013, was invented by Dr. Jeff Owens, a senior chemist with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, to

  • Grissom Chaplains’ office holds resiliency sessions

    Grissom’s chaplain corps held four sessions of their resiliency event Friday and Saturday of the July super unit training assembly.Resiliency Moments were gatherings allowing members to open up about current events causing stress, difficulties and life changes.Some stories involved losses of friends

  • 434th MXG Changes Leadership in Dual Ceremony

    Col. Gretchen Wiltse passed command of the 434th Maintenance Group to Col. Arianne Mayberry during a dual change of command ceremony at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, July 9.

  • 434th Mission Support Group welcomes Wiltse as new leader

    Col. Gretchen Wiltse assumed command of the 434th Mission Support Group during a ceremony here, July. 9, marking her first unit training assembly as the unit’s new commander.Wiltse proudly accepted the group’s guidon from Col. Scott Russell, who led the group since 2014.

  • Grissom EOD responds to museum after employee finds cannon balls

    It’s not uncommon to see historical artifacts at a museum, but when an artifact comes with a post-it-note stating ‘Danger, it may be active’ a local call to authorities is warranted. That call came from the Berrien Springs County Plaza Museum Berrien Springs, Michigan, June 18, when a new employee

  • Grissom hosts Firecracker 5K

    Clear skies, warm weather and a large dose of patriotism brought a team of 10 runners together during Grissom’s Firecracker 5K June 24.

  • Grissom FD extinguishes tanker fire

    There’s nothing like a 75-foot tornado of fire coming from a fuel tanker truck to make an incident commander look for mutual aid options. That was the scenario June 19, when the Kokomo Fire Department came upon a tanker truck fire on U.S. 31 North in Kokomo, Indiana.

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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