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Situated in the heart of Indiana . The

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4 34th air refueling wing is the host

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unit at Grissom Air Reserve Base .

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We are the Hoosier Wing and the aerial

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refueling we provide is the US

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military's key to unmatched global

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reach with 1200 acres . The base is

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named after Lieutenant Colonel Virgil

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Gus Grissom , an Indiana native who

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perished in the Apollo one fire in 1967

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is a true joint use base housing used

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from the US Army Reserve and the US

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Marine Corps Reserve . The 4 34th

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traces our own routes back to World War

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two when the original 434 th troop

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carrier group was activated and

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shuttled troops and equipment into

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France on D day .

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Today , the Hoosier Wing is crucial for

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fueling the fight with 16 KC 135 strata

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tankers assigned . We are the largest

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aero fueling unit in the Air Force

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Reserve command . The tankers flown by

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the 434 are a true force multiplier

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capable of offloading more than 120,000

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pounds of fuel to our mission partners .

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The 4 34th is tasked with generating

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aircraft and crews in support of air

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mobility command and operating a

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continuous alert mission all while

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developing and maintaining greatness

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for worldwide duty . Nearly 2000

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reservists and 240 civilians are

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assigned to the unit has broken into

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three groups . The 434 operations group ,

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4 34th maintenance group and 4 34th

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mission support group . Each group has

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specific mission areas that all work

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together to support the aerial fueling

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mission . Our operations group fly the

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aircraft , our maintenance group

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ensures the aircraft are mission ready .

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Our mission support group provides all

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the support the base needs to operate

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from civil engineering , security ,

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admin , logistics , communications ,

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food and lodging and much much more

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individually . We are citizen airmen

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together , we are the Hoosier Wings .

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We are Harland warriors . We stand

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ready to project power and fuel the

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fight . We are the 4 34th era fueling

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lane .