Grissom Air Reserve Base: A Tradition of Firsts - Folmar, Nickson Become First African American Squadron Commanders
March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's 434th Air Refueling Wing issued the following news:
By Josh Weaver, 434 Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Firsts are kind of what we do at Grissom, from Lt. Col. Gus Grissom, who was the first American to fly in space twice. To Col. Summer Fields becoming the first female wing commander in 2023. Now, following tradition, the wing has another first: the first African American commanders of the 434th Secu . . .
By Josh Weaver, 434 Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Firsts are kind of what we do at Grissom, from Lt. Col. Gus Grissom, who was the first American to fly in space twice. To Col. Summer Fields becoming the first female wing commander in 2023. Now, following tradition, the wing has another first: the first African American commanders of the 434th Secu . . .