[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 185 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 185

   Recognizing and commending the personnel of Eglin Air Force Base, 
 Florida, for their participation and efforts in support of the North 
  Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Operation Allied Force in the 
                             Balkan region.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 1999

 Mr. Graham submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing and commending the personnel of Eglin Air Force Base, 
 Florida, for their participation and efforts in support of the North 
  Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Operation Allied Force in the 
                             Balkan region.

Whereas the personnel of the Air Armament Center at Eglin Air Force Base, 
        Florida, developed and provided many of the munitions, technical orders, 
        expertise, and support equipment utilized by NATO during the Operation 
        Allied Force air campaign;
Whereas the 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) developed at the Air 
        Armament Center was the very first weapon dropped in Operation Allied 
        Force;
Whereas the Air to Ground 130 (AGM 130) standoff missile, developed at the Air 
        Armament Center, enabled the F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews to standoff 
        approximately 40 nautical miles from targets and attack with very high 
        precision; and
Whereas the reliable performance of the JDAM and AGM 130 enabled the combat air 
        crews to complete bombing missions accurately, effectively, and with 
        reduced risk to crews, resulting in no casualties among NATO air 
        personnel, thereby making these munitions the ordinance favored most by 
        combat air crews: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the men and women of Eglin Air Force Base, 
        Florida, for their contributions to the unqualified success of 
        Operation Allied Force;
            (2) recognizes that the efforts of the men and women of the 
        Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, helped NATO 
        conduct the air war with devastating effect on our adversaries, 
        entirely without American casualties in the air combat 
        operations;
            (3) expresses deep gratitude for the sacrifices made by 
        those men and women and their families in their support of 
        American efforts in Operation Allied Force; and
            (4) commits to maintaining the technological superiority of 
        American air armament as a critical component of our Nation's 
        capability to conduct and prevail in warfare while minimizing 
        casualties.
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