GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Sixty-Six Airmen were inducted into the ranks of noncommissioned officers and senior noncommissioned officers during a ceremony at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., April 10, 2016.
The Airmen not only received a new stripe on their uniforms but also a new set of responsibilities. As leaders and senior leaders they will be held to a higher standard of excellence and are expected to motivate and inspire the Airmen beneath them succeed.
"Congratulations on your promotion," said Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander. "We're very excited for you and we look forward to great things in the future."
Each quarter, the 434th Air Refueling Wing holds a special ceremony to recognize those promoted to NCO and SNCO. The ceremony gives friends and coworkers the opportunity to witness the honorees swearing the oath of induction.
The ceremony also included a rare event, the induction of a senior master sergeant to chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force.
Inducted were:
Chief Master Sgt. Carl Hubbell, 434th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Master Sgt. Evan Heintz, 434th Maintenance Squadron
Master Sgt. Leslie Heron, 434th Operations Support Squadron
Master Sgt. Bobby Horton, 434th MXS
Master Sgt. Gregory Moolenaar, 434th Security Forces Squadron
Master Sgt. Peter Rogers, 434th LRS
Master Sgt. Michael Rush, 434th SFS
Master Sgt. Kris Schleinkofer, 434th OSS
Master Sgt. Mark Selby, 434th LRS
Master Sgt. Deborah Sweet, 434th Maintenance Group
Master Sgt. Timothy Vogel, 434th MXS¬¬
Staff Sgt. Cole Anglemyer, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Cory Beck, 74th Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Frederick Beck, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Staff Sgt. Mark Beveridge, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Anthony Bitner, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Tiffani Brown, 49th Aerial Port Flight
Staff Sgt. John Bullock, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Patterson Burk, 434th OSS
Staff Sgt. Jared Burton, 434th LRS
Staff Sgt. Brendan Carney, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron
Staff Sgt. Lance Chase, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Anthony Chico, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Arieon Clayton, 434th Force Support Squadron
Staff Sgt. Joshua Dickson, 434th LRS
Staff Sgt. Brian Foley, 434th OSS
Staff Sgt. Samuel George, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Takiyah Hall, 434th MXG
Staff Sgt. Cameron Harney, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Paul Harrington, 434th Communications Squadron
Staff Sgt. Sean Hart, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Katrina Heikkinen, 434th Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Caleb Holman, 434th SFS
Staff Sgt. Zachery Holmes, 74th ARS
Staff Sgt. Christina Howland, 434th OSS
Staff Sgt. Alexander Hubbard, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Angela Jones, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Christopher Karlson, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Jami Lancette, 434th PA
Staff Sgt. Colin Latham, 434th SFS
Staff Sgt. David Long, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Andrew Mercer, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Zacheriah Merkle, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Dimitar Mihaylov, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Christopher Miller, 434th OSS
Staff Sgt. Bobby Moore, 434th CS
Staff Sgt. Kevin Peters, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Aaron Phelps, 434th SFS
Staff Sgt. Ryan Reese, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Amy Richmond, 434th AMDS
Staff Sgt. Brandon Roberts, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Bradley Rodriguez, 434th CES
Staff Sgt. Eric Rosson, 434th SFS
Staff Sgt. Deborah Ryan, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron
Staff Sgt. Albert Sarroca, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Paul Schoentrup, 434th OSS
Staff Sgt. Joshua Schumacher, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Darren Sims, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Douglas Sloss, 434th MXS
Staff Sgt. Darrin Stephens, 434th FSS
Staff Sgt. Caroline Taylor, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Jazmine Ware, 434th OSS
Staff Sgt. Brittany Wildman, 434th AMDS
Staff Sgt. Aaron Wilson, 434th AMDS
Staff Sgt. Jordan Wisler, 434th AMXS
Staff Sgt. Brett Zaruba, 434th MXS
The 434th ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Men and women from the Hoosier Wing routinely deploy around the world in support of the Air Force mission.
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