[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
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         IN HONOR OF THE RETIREMENT OF DR. ANNA JOHNSON-WINEGAR

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2003

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the retirement of Dr. 
Anna Johnson-Winegar after 3 years of public service. Dr. Johnson-
Winegar led a distinguished career, culminating as the Deputy Assistant 
to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense. In 
this position, Dr. Johnson-Winegar served as the focal point within the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense for all issues related to the highly 
critical Chemical and Biological Defense Program.
  Dr. Johnson-Winegar received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology 
from Hood College, and Masters of Science and Ph.D. degrees in 
Microbiology from Catholic University of America. Along her career, she 
has served at the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, the 
Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, and the 
Office of Naval Research. She also participated as a biological weapons 
inspector in Iraq for the United Nations Special Commission, UNSCOM. In 
1998 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Science 
and Engineering. Dr. Johnson-Winegar came to her current position in 
October 1999.
  In response to the President's emerging defense strategy, coupled 
with the events of September 11, 2001, Dr. Johnson-Winegar spearheaded 
a paradigm shift within the Department of Defense Chemical Biological 
Defense Program. Under her leadership and expertise, defending our men 
and women in uniform against the threat of biological and chemical 
attack has taken on a heightened priority at the forefront of defense 
planning. She has lead the effort to improve the overall capability to 
defend against weapons of mass destruction, from increasing and 
focusing research efforts which identify and mature promising new 
technologies, to fielding tested and proven equipment to the warfighter 
engaged in on-going operations worldwide. In an era of increasing 
global threat, Dr. Johnson-Winegar has helped shape how this Nation 
will defend both itself and its soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines 
against the threat of chemical and biological warfare agents. We honor 
Dr. Johnson-Winegar as a true patriot whose many accomplishments 
serving our country have helped keep this Nation strong and secure.

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