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434th Wing looks back on its 50 years of history


By CARSON GERBER | Kokomo Tribune, Ind. | Published: January 30, 2021
BUNKER HILL, Ind. (Tribune News Service) When the 434th Special Operations Wing came to Grissom Air Force Base in 1971, there wasn t a big to-do welcoming members to the military installation.
In fact, the reserve unit was looked down upon by the active-duty units there, according to John Ensign, who came to Grissom with the wing when it transferred from what was then Bakalar Air Force Base in Columbus, Ind.
It was kind of a messed up time, said the 86-year-old Cass County resident. They didn t really know what to do with us. The active duty would never admit it, but they seemed to resent us being here on a active duty base. They really kind of resented the reserves at that time. ....

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