[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 445 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 445

  Recognizing 100 years of military aviation and expressing continued 
    support for military aviators of the United States Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2009

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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing 100 years of military aviation and expressing continued 
    support for military aviators of the United States Armed Forces.

Whereas Orville and Wilbur Wright secured the patent for their powered airplane 
        in 1908, affording them the opportunity to compete for contracts with 
        the Army;
Whereas the United States Army Signal Corps made its first purchase of an 
        airplane, the Wright Military Flyer, in 1909 at a cost of $30,000;
Whereas the Wright Military Flyer carried a passenger over a distance of 125 
        miles;
Whereas today's military aircraft can travel around the world without landing;
Whereas the importance of military aviation and air superiority in battle was 
        first demonstrated in World War I;
Whereas, during World War II, United States Naval aviation was decisive in 
        reversing the Japanese advance and winning the war in the Pacific;
Whereas United States Army Air Forces played a crucial role in executing 
        strategic bombing campaigns in both the European and Pacific theaters;
Whereas the Vietnam War brought about new, more modern fighter jets and bombers, 
        including the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-4 Phantom;
Whereas the National Security Act of 1947 incorporated the United States Army 
        Air Forces as a separate military branch, the United States Air Force;
Whereas military aviators continue to provide invaluable offensive, defensive, 
        logistical, and intelligence support to the Armed Forces;
Whereas military aviators have been on the front lines of combat and 
        humanitarian missions in Iraq and Afghanistan;
Whereas the increase in technology over the last century has made military 
        aircraft an essential component in the safety and security of the United 
        States homeland; and
Whereas the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution will 
        commemorate the centennial of military aviation with programs and 
        exhibits throughout 2009: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes 100 years of 
military aviation and expresses its continued support for military 
aviators of the United States Armed Forces.
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