[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 129

Recognizing and commending the members of the Navy and Marine Corps who 
served on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and welcoming them home from their 
                         recent mission abroad.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2003

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing and commending the members of the Navy and Marine Corps who 
served on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and welcoming them home from their 
                         recent mission abroad.

Whereas the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft 
        carrier of the United States and has its homeport at Naval Station 
        Everett in Washington;
Whereas the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln serves as home to 5,000 brave members of the 
        Navy and Marine Corps and carries approximately 70 combat and support 
        aircraft;
Whereas the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to return to its homeport on May 
        6, 2003, after nearly ten months on deployment in support of Operation 
        Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Southern Watch;
Whereas the deployment of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln was the longest for a 
        nuclear-powered aircraft carrier since 1973;
Whereas in December 2002, the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln completed a six-month 
        deployment in the Persian Gulf conducting operations in support of the 
        Global War on Terrorism and was returning to its homeport when it was 
        ordered back to the Persian Gulf in January 2003 to support what was to 
        become Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas during the nearly ten-month deployment of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, 
        there were 12,700 takeoffs and trap landings and 16,500 sorties from the 
        U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, 265,118 pounds of ordinance were expended from 
        the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln during Operation Enduring Freedom and 
        Operation Southern Watch, and 1,600,000 pounds of ordinance were 
        expended from U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln during Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas the deployment of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln featured numerous firsts, 
        including the first use of the Super Hornet and the first operational 
        availability of the ``Man Overboard Indicator'' onboard the U.S.S. 
        Abraham Lincoln; and
Whereas the citizens of the City of Everett, the County of Snohomish, the State 
        of Washington, and the United States are proud of the members of the 
        Navy and Marine Corps who serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and commends the members of 
the Navy and Marine Corps who serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-
72) and welcomes them home from their recent mission abroad.
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