[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 640 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 640

Honoring the sacrifices and commitments of the men, women, and families 
  of the United States Transportation Command, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2007

  Mr. Costello (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Skelton) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the sacrifices and commitments of the men, women, and families 
  of the United States Transportation Command, and for other purposes.

Whereas the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense 
        Reorganization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433) revoked the law 
        prohibiting consolidation of military transportation functions, and 
        President Reagan subsequently ordered the establishment of a United 
        States Transportation Command;
Whereas October 1, 2007, marks the 20th anniversary of the activation of the 
        Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois;
Whereas the Transportation Command is comprised of the Air Mobility Command at 
        Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, the Military Sealift Command at 
        Washington, DC, and the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution 
        Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois;
Whereas the assigned responsibilities of the Transportation Command include 
        providing common-user and commercial transportation, terminal 
        management, aerial refueling, global patient movement, and serving as 
        the mobility joint force provider;
Whereas Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm first demonstrated 
        the Transportation Command as a fully operational command in both 
        peacetime and wartime;
Whereas the Transportation Command has continued to prove its worth during many 
        contingency and peacekeeping operations around the world, including 
        United Nations operations in Iraq, Rwanda, and Somalia, as well as North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization operations in Serbia and Kosovo;
Whereas the Transportation Command has supported many humanitarian relief 
        operations transporting relief supplies to victims of foreign and 
        domestic natural disasters;
Whereas after terrorist attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and wounded thousands 
        on September 11, 2001, the Transportation Command became a vital asset 
        in the global war on terrorism, supporting members of the Armed Forces 
        in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, in Operation Iraqi 
        Freedom, and around the world;
Whereas from October 2001 to September 2007, the Transportation Command, its 
        components, and its national partners have transported approximately 
        4,000,000 passengers, 9,000,000 short tons of cargo, and over 
        4,000,000,000,000 gallons of fuel in support of the global war on 
        terrorism;
Whereas in 2003 the Secretary of Defense charged the Transportation Command with 
        the responsibility of improving the logistics, efficiency, and 
        interoperability of distribution-related activities throughout the 
        Department of Defense; and
Whereas the 2005 quadrennial defense review recognized the importance of joint 
        mobility and the critical role that it plays in global power projection, 
        cited the successful investment in cargo transportability, strategic 
        lift, and pre-positioned stock, and called for continued 
        recapitalization and modernization of the airlift and aerial tanker 
        fleet: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the sacrifices and commitment of the 
        approximately 155,000 men and women who comprise the United 
        States Transportation Command, including active and reserve 
        components, civilian employees, and contractors;
            (2) honors the families of the United States Transportation 
        Command and their sacrifices while their loved ones are 
        deployed around the world;
            (3) owes the men, women, and families of the Transportation 
        Command a debt of gratitude; and
            (4) honors the achievements of the Transportation Command 
        during the global war on terrorism.
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