[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 84 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    TRIBUTE TO COL. DAVID R. CHAFFEE

 Mr. THOMPSON. Madam President, today I pay tribute to a U.S. 
Air Force officer, Colonel David R. Chaffee. Colonel Chaffee currently 
serves as the Program Director of the Combat Air Forces Command and 
Control Systems Program office at the Electronic Systems Center on 
Hanscom Air Force Base. He will soon retire from the Air Force after 25 
years of service. Today, it is my privilege to recognize some of 
Colonel Chaffee's accomplishments, and to commend his service to the 
Air Force and our Nation.
  Colonel Chaffee was born in Rockwood, TN, and began his Air Force 
career as a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Early in his career, 
he was an Aeronautical Developmental Engineer at Wright Patterson Air 
Force Base, OH, and later returned there as the Program Manager for the 
F100-PW-220 engine. After multiple, high-level acquisition positions at 
Headquarters in Washington, DC, he spent 2 years at the Ogden Air 
Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base, UT as a Program Director 
before arriving in May 2000 at Hanscom Air Force Base for his current 
assignment.
  Throughout his career, Colonel Chaffee won numerous awards for 
performance in the Acquisitions career field, including the General 
O'Malley Memorial Leadership Award in 1987 and the Clements Award in 
1985. Additionally, he was a Distinguished Graduate from Squadron 
Officers School and Air Command and Staff College. He holds two 
master's degrees, one in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force 
Institute of Technology and one in National Resource Strategy from the 
Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
  At Hanscom Air Force Base, Colonel Chaffee's leadership contributed 
to the Combat Air Forces Command and Control Systems Program Office 
being regarded as a center of excellence for command and control and 
air battle management. This office provides integrated mission critical 
command and control tools that help create air tasking orders, plan 
combat sortie missions, and analyze weather information for planned 
targets. Colonel Chaffee's support for improved processes and 
innovation led to significant increases in program office performance.
  Colonel David Chaffee has made a difference during his service to the 
Air Force and our Nation. He displayed a commitment to the men and 
women in his charge and was well known for mentoring junior officers. 
In addition, throughout his demanding career, Colonel Chaffee has been 
a family man, as he and his wife, Ann, raised three daughters, Lauren, 
Katelyn, and Jillian. I urge my colleagues to join me in commending 
Colonel Chaffee and thanking him for his years of service.

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