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  • Senior Airman Kenneth Blue III, a 434th aircraft guidance and controls technician, poses for a photo next to a KC-135 Stratotanker at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. June 6, 2019. Blue was recently accepted in the United States Air Force Academy and will undergo a rigorous academic and military training program before commissioning as an officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Courtney Dotson-Essett)

    Grissom maintainer earns a spot at Air Force Academy

    Three men of the Blue family share two things in common: they each have the first name Kenneth and each share a proud history of military service. However, only one of them is a son of Grissom and is headed to the Air Force Academy. For now, Kenneth Blue III is an aircraft guidance and controls technician with the 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
  • Senior Airman Stephanie Briones, Grissom base honor guard manager, and Senior Airman Ryan Ware, Grissom Base honor guard member, perform a flag folding ceremony during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Sept. 11, 2016. During the event more than 500 Grissom Airmen, firefighters and civilians joined Americans around the world to share a moment of silence to remember the victims and pay their respects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)

    Grissom remembers 9/11

    More than 500 Grissom Airmen, firefighters and civilians joined Americans around the world Sept. 11, to pay their remember and pay their respect to the victims of 9/11.
  • Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, addresses participants in the first sergeant symposium March 3, 2016 at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The symposium was held to help additional duty first sergeants understand their roles and prepare them for duties they may incur in the special duty identifier. (U.S. Air Force photo/Douglas Hays)

    Symposium sharpens potential diamonds

    Grissom hosted a first sergeant symposium here March 2-4 to help those with the additional duty better understand their roles, and perhaps someday make the full-time transition to a diamond wearer.Thirty-five Airmen from seven Air Force wings all gathered here to hone the skills needed to be a diamond wearer and a commander's conduit to their
  • Lt. Col. Patricia Latham, 434th Air Refueling Wing process manager, speaks about the 434th Air Refueling Wing 2016 mission and vision during a newcomer’s orientation at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., Jan. 10, 2015. Latham is responsible for overseeing effective process improvement efforts to ensure efficient, cost saving and compliance with Air Force instructions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)

    Process improvement helps units work smarter not harder

    One Grissom officer is working hard at helping others work smart while leading the charge of innovation.Lt. Col. Patricia Latham, 434th Air Refueling Wing process manager, is responsible for overseeing effective process improvement in an effort to ensure processes here are efficient, cost saving and compliant with Air Force instructions. "There's
  • Tech. Sgt. Tim Hill stands next to his aircraft 58-0013 in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. Two of the aircraft's engines departed the aircraft following severe turbulence but was landed safely by the Kansas crew members. (U.S. Air Force photo/courtesy Tim Hill)

    Grissom Airmen share their Desert Storm stories

    Jan. 16 marks the 25th Anniversary of Desert Storm and Airmen from Grissom were there to fuel the fight.Operating out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing joined coalition forces to launch a crippling air campaign against Iraqi forces who invaded Kuwait.In all, nearly one out of every seven Air Force Reservists was on
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James works the controls of a KC-135R Stratotanker simulator Dec. 16, 2015 during her visit to Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. During her visit she learned first-hand the mission and capabilities of the Hoosier Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)

    Secretary of the Air Force visits Grissom

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with 434th AirRefueling Wing Airmen and leadership during a visit to Grissom Air Reserve Base,Ind., Dec. 15-16.During the visit, the Secretary learned about thebase's history and gained a more in-depth understanding of Grissom's missioncapabilities and the local communities that support the base."My
  • A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, 13th Bomb Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base, Miss., prepares to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. during a nighttime aerial refueling mission over Southern Kansas, Oct. 21, 2015. The KC-135 has a system of exterior lights located on the belly of the aircraft, just behind the nose gear, and flood lights on the boom pod used to pass fuel to the receiver aircraft during low-light conditions.

    Refueling "Spirit" in the sky

    Grissom's KC-135R Stratotankers can transfer more fuel in eight minutes than a gas station can pump in 24 hours, but its ability to transfer that fuel after dark moving at speeds up to 500 mph is truly amazing.The 72nd and 74th Air Refueling Squadrons conduct around the clock operations and training in order to meet Air Force mission
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