[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: November 29, 1994]
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        COMSAT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO UNITED STATES TROOPS IN HAITI

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 1994

  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, as the men and women of our Armed Forces 
continue carrying out their mission in Haiti, we should be aware of the 
considerable contribution to their effort being made by the private 
sector, particularly those in the communications industry, to support 
them.
  Communications is perhaps the most important and valuable commodity 
for troops out in the field or at sea. Without a reliable 
communications system, American lives would be at greater risk as they 
face the prospect of isolation from the rest of the world. Advancements 
in communications technology has helped to minimize that risk 
considerably. U.S. high-technology companies are to be commended for 
the work they have done to help bring our troops back safely, time and 
time again.
  One company in my district has contributed enormously to bolster the 
efforts of our Armed Forces in Haiti. COMSAT Corporation in Bethesda, 
MD, as the U.S. Signatory to Inmarsat, has been providing 
communications satellite service on land, air and sea to American 
troops all over the world. From Saudi Arabia to Somalia and now Haiti, 
COMSAT has provided land mobile, aeronautical, and maritime satellite 
terminals to the Army, Navy, Marines, and the Air Force guaranteeing a 
high-quality, reliable satellite communications system which is second 
to none. Our service men and women rely on COMSAT and its work within 
Inmarsat to help secure their safekeeping, not simply for their sake, 
but for the sake of those they've left back home.
  We owe tremendous gratitude to COMSAT for their commitment to 
advanced communications which support our troops. I ask my colleagues 
to join me in recognizing their great efforts in supporting the Armed 
Forces of the United States.

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