[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S6878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING CAPTAIN CHRIS CHRISTOPHER

 Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I speak today to honor the 
service of Captain Chris Christopher, who is currently the Deputy 
Director for Future Operations, Communications and Business Initiatives 
at NMCI. Captain Christopher comes to this position after nearly 20 
years of distinguished service to the Navy in the fields of aviation, 
public affairs and intelligence.
  Captain Christopher has spent most of his life in New Orleans, and he 
has made a wonderful home there with his wife Penny and their two 
daughters. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the 
University of New Orleans, and his work with NMCI still brings him back 
to the UNO campus. Though he is now stationed in Virginia, his heart 
and family remain in New Orleans. As a Louisiana Senator, I like that!
  Captain Christopher's work at NMCI has been truly outstanding. The 
Navy Marine Corps Intranet is a progressive and comprehensive project 
with an ultimate goal to transform the Department of the Navy's 
computer and information networks in a way that increases combat 
readiness and effectiveness. NMCI will revolutionize command and 
control efficiencies within the Navy, and between the services, to 
ensure that our forces are operating in unison. This will save American 
lives, increase combat readiness and effectiveness, and, ultimately, 
make us stronger. Under Captain Christopher's leadership, many of these 
goals have been brought closer to reality.
  I once again want to thank my friend, Captain Chris Christopher, for 
his efforts on America's behalf. Future generations of Sailors and 
Marines will no doubt reap the benefits of his labor and America will 
be safer as a result. I am proud of your `Louisiana-bred' success 
Chris, and I wish you well in your future endeavors.

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