[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 159 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S15169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO MAJ. GEN. JAMES M. HURLEY, USAF, ON HIS RETIREMENT

 Mr. NUNN. Mr. President, I would like the Senate to recognize 
Maj. Gen. James M. Hurley on the occasion of his retirement from active 
duty with the U.S. Air Force. General Hurley will retire from his 
position as the Director of Plans and Programs at Headquarters Air 
Combat Command at Langley AFB, VA. Throughout his tenure in this 
position, General Hurley has been responsible for the development of 
concepts, policies, and doctrine for the employment of Combat Air 
Forces. In addition, he has overseen the force structure requirements 
and budgeting for all Combat Air Forces programs and aircraft 
assignments as well as the interactions between Combat Air Forces and 
the FAA.
  During his college years at Texas A&M University, General Hurley 
participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. After his 
graduation from college in May 1965, he began his career in the Air 
Force. He earned a command pilot rating and has logged more than 3,300 
flight hours, primarily in fighter aircraft such as the F-4 and F-16. 
He flew 143 combat missions over North Vietnam and Laos. From January 
1978 to November 1981, General Hurley commanded a squadron in the 347th 
Tactical Fighter Wing at Moody AFB, GA. His next assignment was at 
Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, DC, where he served as the 
Chief of Flying Training for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and 
Personnel. From July 1987 through June 1988, General Hurley served as 
the vice commander and wing commander of the 474th Tactical Fighter 
Wing based at Nellis AFB, NV.
  In 1987, General Hurley returned to Headquarters, U.S. Air Force to 
assume the post of Deputy Director, and later, the post of Director of 
Personnel Plans. From July 1989 through July 1991, he served as the 
Chief of Staff for NATO's 2d Tactical Air Force in Germany. In July 
1991, General Hurley became the Director of Manpower and Organization 
at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He remained in that position until May 
1992, when he undertook his current assignment.
  General Hurley has served the United States with great distinction 
and honor. Throughout his outstanding career in the U.S. Air Force, 
General Hurley has received numerous decorations and medals, including 
the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the 
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal with 4 oak 
leaf clusters, the Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters, the 
Presidential Unit Citation, and the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 bronze 
stars.
  Mr. President, on behalf of a grateful Nation, I ask my colleagues to 
join me in thanking Maj. Gen. James M. Hurley for his exemplary service 
in the U.S. Air Force. We wish him, his wife Donna, and their two 
daughters, Lisa and April, Godspeed and every success in their future 
endeavors.

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