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Grissom Air Reserve Base

Peru, United States

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Grissom Air Reserve Base

Peru, United States

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Historic Air Reserve Base serving north-central Indiana.

Opened

1942

Location

Peru, United States

Grissom Air Reserve Base (IATA: GUS, ICAO: KGUS) is a United States Air Force Reserve installation located near Peru, Indiana. It is home to the 434th Air Refueling Wing, which operates KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in support of aerial refueling missions worldwide. The base was originally established as Bunker Hill Naval Air Station during World War II and was later transferred to the Air Force. It was renamed in 1968 to honor astronaut and Air Force pilot Virgil 'Gus' Grissom, who was born in nearby Mitchell, Indiana. The base was realigned as an Air Reserve Base in 1994 following the closure of the active-duty wing under the Base Realignment and Closure process. While the installation supports military aviation operations, it does not serve scheduled commercial passenger traffic. A small area of the base is shared with the Grissom Air Museum, which preserves aircraft and the history of the installation.

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The base is located approximately 60 miles north of Indianapolis, accessible primarily by private vehicle via US Route 31.

Notable facts

›Home to the 434th Air Refueling Wing, the largest KC-135 unit in the Air Force Reserve.
›Originally established as Bunker Hill Naval Air Station during World War II.
›Renamed in 1968 to honor Gus Grissom, the second American in space and Apollo 1 astronaut.
›Realigned from an active-duty base to an Air Reserve Base in 1994 under BRAC.
›The Grissom Air Museum on the base grounds preserves historic military aircraft open to the public.

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Grissom Air Reserve Base is an active United States Air Force base, located about 12 miles (19 km) north of Kokomo in Cass and Miami counties in Indiana. The facility was established as a U.S. Navy installation, Naval Air Station Bunker Hill, in 1942 and was an active Air Force installation, Bunker Hill Air Force Base from 1954 to 1968, and Grissom Air Force Base from 1968 to 1994. Pursuant to a BRAC 1991 decision, the installation was downsized to an Air Force Reserve installation and renamed Grissom Air Reserve Base.

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