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Nov. 17, 2023
434 MXS kicks off new mission, now responsible for most AFRC KC-135 periodic inspections

Grissom Air Reserve Base has long been known for the meticulous quality and condition of its KC-135R Stratotankers, and with a new regional periodic inspection mission now operating on base, so will other Air Force Reserve Command units.
July 30, 2021
Grissom ‘emptied the tank’ in preparation for KC-46 site survey

A KC-46A Pegasus site survey team wrapped up a fact-finding visit to Grissom Friday.In May Grissom was named one of six bases the Air Force identified as a potential landing spot for the Reserve-led KC-46A operations.The survey team, consisting of members from Air Force Reserve Command and Air
April 5, 2020
Air Force Reserve mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response

Within 48 hours of notification, the Air Force Reserve mobilized more than 120 medical personnel across the nation to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to help with the fight against COVID-19 in New York City.
March 29, 2020
President signs Executive Order calling up Air Force Reserve medics, other specialties

On March 27, the President signed an Executive Order authorizing mobilization of the Reserve Component in response to COVID-19 operations. For the Air Force Reserve, personnel already serving in the Selected Reserve and Participating Individual Ready Reserve, as well as those assigned to the

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434 MXS kicks off new mission, now responsible for most AFRC KC-135 periodic inspections

Grissom ‘emptied the tank’ in preparation for KC-46 site survey

Air Force Reserve mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response

President signs Executive Order calling up Air Force Reserve medics, other specialties

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