[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E294]
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 IN HONOR OF THE PROMOTION TO MAJOR OF CAPTAIN JOHN F. ``JACK'' DROHAN

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                            HON. JIM NUSSLE

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 25, 1999

  Mr. NUSSLE. Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to say a few 
words in tribute to USAF Captain John F. ``Jack'' Drohan. Captain 
Drohan is currently serving as the Chief of Acquisition Career 
Management Policy working for the Under Secretary of Air Force 
Acquisition in the Pentagon. Tomorrow, February 26, 1999, Captain 
Drohan, a loyal and dedicated Air Force officer, will be promoted to 
the rank of Major. With this promotion, he was also selected for 
attendance at the Air Force's Intermediate Service School.
  After completing his B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering at the 
University of Florida, Captain Drohan was commissioned as a 2nd 
Lieutenant in the United States Air Force on May 2, 1987. He served at 
Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio where he received a 
M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Dayton. Captain 
Drohan also served in the Air Force's Education with Industry program 
for 10 months with Tracor Aerospace in Austin, Texas before serving at 
Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Captain Drohan is also a 
distinguished graduate of Squadrons Officer School and has represented 
his squadron at the Top Tech Air Force Instructor Competition.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Captain Jack Drohan on his promotion to 
Major, and extend to him my best wishes for continued service to the 
Air Force and our great country.

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