[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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          USAF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the 
Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.
  Fifty years ago, American technology ended a world war and saved 
several hundred thousand lives. General Hap Arnold formalized the role 
of top scientists played in advising the then Army Air Corps by 
creating the Scientific Advisory Group on December 1, 1944, and naming 
Dr. Theodore von Karman as its first chairman.
  That group produced the renowned study, ``Toward New Horizons,'' that 
set forth many of the early research and development goals by the early 
Air Force. The Scientific Advisory Group evolved into the Scientific 
Advisory Board that we commemorate today.
  The mission of the Scientific Advisory Board is to provide the Air 
Force senior leadership with independent advice and counsel that will 
help the Air Force maintain technological superiority in air and space. 
Today's challenge for that group of renowned scientists is not unlike 
the original Scientific Advisory Group aim of assembling and evaluating 
facts on long-range research and development, and preparing special 
studies on scientific and technical matters pertaining to air power.
  The growth of American air and space power since World War II has 
paralleled the scientific and technological development of the United 
States' industry. The Scientific Advisory Board established a vision 
for aerospace research and development and then remained active in 
forging lasting ties among academia, industry, and the military.
  The Scientific Advisory Board epitomizes those critical ties that 
foster innovative concepts and applications of science and technology 
for a strong national defense. The people of these United States deeply 
appreciate the contribution Board members have made to preserving our 
freedoms and applaud their continued commitment to those ideals of 
self-sacrifice in public service.

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