[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 105 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1557-E1558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING COLONEL JOEL C. BRADSHAW III, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, FOR 
                       HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 8, 2004

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Colonel Joel 
C. Bradshaw III, United States Air Force, for his loyal service to the 
United States and Virginia's Fourth District.
  Colonel Joel C. Bradshaw's dedication and loyalty to the advancement 
of our district and the Nation as a whole, after 29 years of service in 
the Air Force, is to be commended.

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  Colonel Joel C. Bradshaw's devotion to duty has reflected the highest 
standards of the military profession through a number of command and 
staff positions. He has commanded a civil engineer squadron, and served 
in a range of civil engineering positions at base level, major command 
and the Air Staff. At the start of his career, he began as Project 
Officer and Test Director on the Air Force Weapons Laboratory in New 
Mexico. Later on in his career, he went on to become Deputy Director of 
Environment Programs at Headquarters Tactical Air Command, at Langley 
AFB, VA. He also served as Base Civil Engineer (Commander) at the 
Sembach Air Base in Germany. He returned to Langley to become Deputy 
Chief of Programs Division for the Civil Engineer Directorate, 
Headquarters Air Combat Command. In 1997, Colonel Bradshaw became 
Command Engineer of the Eleventh Air Force at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. 
In 1999, he earned the position of Chief of Air Force Programs, Office 
of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations, The Pentagon. 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics at Headquarters, United States Army 
Forces Command. He then went on to additionally take on the 
responsibility of Chief of Military Construction Programs, Office of 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment), The 
Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Colonel Bradshaw also holds a Bachelor of 
Sciences degree from Virginia Tech in Civil Engineering, and a Masters 
degree of Science in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. 
Additionally, he has a Masters degree in Business Administration from 
New Mexico Highlands University.
  Colonel Bradshaw's awards and decorations include the Defense 
Superior Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf 
clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
  Colonel Bradshaw has shown tremendous commitment and devotion to his 
country. Today we recognize him for his unwavering patriotism and 
dedication to both his profession and the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Colonel Joel C. Bradshaw III, 
USAF.

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