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  • Grissom vice commander completes farewell flight

    In a flash and dash of fire bottles, squirt guns, adult beverages and laughter, Grissom said goodbye to its vice commander.Col. Anne Noel landed at Grissom Air Reserve Base in a 434th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotanker for the last time, during her “fini” flight Aug. 12.A “fini” flight is a

  • Marines return to in-person drilling

    Practice can make perfect, but what happens when practice is no longer an option amid a pandemic that has forced in-person training to be nearly impossible?You have to start over and re-learn old, and new equipment.After months of virtual unit training assemblies the Marines from Detachment 1

  • Team Grissom continues to improve their processes

    Grissom’s continuous process improvement team held an event to discuss problems found within the administrative discharge packages process. The team meets when problems are found within a processes. Such problems could be taking too long, including too many steps or other factors making it harder to

  • Grissom Airmen return from deployment

    With a hero’s welcome and the American flag hanging from a Grissom fire truck, more than 60 Airmen were greeted by their peers Aug. 14-16 following a deployment to Southwest Asia.

  • Grissom Host Resiliency Game Night

    Rolling dice, shuffling cards, and dungeon masters are what participants can expect to experience during Grissom Resiliency Game Night.Master Sgt. Hansel Orozco, 434th Air Refueling Wing Religious Affairs superintendent, hosted the game night on Aug. 8.

  • Grissom legal office looking for new team members

    Providing legal assistance to every wing member is no easy feat and the 434th Judge Advocate General Corps is looking for a few new faces to help keep things running smoothly. The mission of the JAG office is to provide 434th Air Refueling Wing leadership and Airmen with legal support.The office is

  • Development and Training flight gets new NCOIC

    Every service member goes to basic military training, but some enter the delayed entry program first and learn some of the key elements of military structure before they are shipped off.That’s where Staff Sgt. Alexis Wilson, the new development and training flight non-commissioned officer in charge

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