434th ARW commanders plant tree

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Col. William T. "Tim" Cahoon, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, poses with John Gilpin, 434th ARW honorary commander, after planting a tree during an Arbor Day ceremony held here April 29. Mr. Gilpin and the other honorary commanders were invited to take part in the ceremony by planting six trees in a field next to the Services complex. Grissom was recently named a Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation for the tenth straight year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

434th OG commanders plant tree

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Col. William Mason, 434th Operations Group commander, poses with Hal Job, 434th OG honorary commander, after planting a tree during an Arbor Day ceremony held here April 29. Mr. Job and the other honorary commanders were invited to take part in the ceremony by planting six trees in a field next to the Services complex. Grissom was recently named a Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation for the tenth straight year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Honorary commanders, base leadership plant trees

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Col. Paul Weimer, 434th Maintenance Group commander, poses with John Stackhouse, 434th ARW honorary command chief, after planting a tree during an Arbor Day ceremony held here April 29. Mr. Stackhouse and the other honorary commanders were invited to take part in the ceremony by planting six trees in a field next to the Services complex. Grissom was recently named a Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation for the tenth straight year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Arbor Day speech

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Col. William T. "Tim" Cahoon, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, delivers a speech during an Arbor Day ceremony held here on base April 29. As part of the ceremony, several of Grissom's honorary commanders were invited to plant a tree. In total, six trees were planted during the event. Grissom was recently named a Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation for the tenth straight year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Media get up-close look at aerial refueling

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Senior Master Sgt. Laura McKee refuels a U.S. Navy E-6 as Scott Allen takes photos of the refueling during a media orientation flight May 5. Sergeant McKee is an in-flight refueling instructor with the 72nd Air Refueling Squadron and Mr. Allen is a photojournalist with WTHR in Indianapolis. During the flight 13 new and traditional media representatives were able to witness firsthand the mission of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Refueling explanation

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Senior Master Sgt. Laura McKee, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling instructor, explains the process of aerial refueling to Nicole Misencik in the back of a KC-135R Stratotanker near the boom pod during a media orientation flight May 5. During the flight 13 new and traditional media representatives were able to witness firsthand the mission of the 434th Air Refueling Wing as the 72nd ARS crew refueled a U.S. Navy E-6 from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Mrs. Misencik is a meteorologist and reporter with WTHR in Indianapolis and was also named the 2010 Social Media Dame at the Indiana Social Media Summit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)