[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 151 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2360-E2361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING MSGT DEAN C. TEMPLE UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2005

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to MSgt Dean C. 
Temple upon his retirement. MSgt Dean C. Temple is a native of 
Hinckley, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in January 
1983, shortly after graduating from Poudre High School, in Fort 
Collins, Colorado. He completed Military Basic Training at Lackland Air 
Force Base, Texas on March 1, 1983 and was sent, by direct duty 
assignment, to Altus AFB, Oklahoma.
  During his first assignment at Altus, then Amn Basic Temple was put 
to work as a new General Purpose Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice. After 
2 years, he was rotated into the

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Diagnostic and Quality Assurance section where he served as Non-
Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC). In 1988, SrA Temple was 
promoted to the rank of Buck Sergeant and transferred to Cosimo Air 
Station, Italy, on the island of Sicily. While at Cosimo, Sgt Temple 
served as NCOIC of the Base Operation Support, DQ&A section for the 
487th Tactical Missile Maintenance Squadron. As part of his duties Sgt 
Temple directly supported the maintenance of Ground Launch Inter-
Continental Ballistic Cruise Missile (GLCM), Launch Control Center 
(LCC), and Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) equipment. During this 
assignment Sgt Temple was promoted to SSgt. In January of 1990 he was 
reassigned to the Air Training Command, Vehicle Maintenance Technical 
Training Center, Chanute AFB, Illinois. During this assignment SSgt 
Temple served as an Instructor, General Purpose Vehicle Maintenance 
Section and taught the GP Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice Course, 
Advanced Air Conditioning Course, and the Advanced Vehicle Diagnostic 
Test Equipment Course. While still at Chanute SSgt Temple attended the 
Airmen Leadership School and upon graduation was awarded the John 
Levitow award for leadership.
  In 1993, due to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decisions, SSgt 
Temple moved along with the vehicle maintenance schoolhouse to Lackland 
AFB, Texas where he assumed the role of Instructor Supervisor for the 
GP VM section and continued teaching the new 20-day Advanced Diagnostic 
Test Equipment and Electrical Systems Course which he co-authored with 
SSgt Andreas Grom. In 1996 SSgt Temple was promoted to Technical 
Sergeant, this promotion also coincided with another big swing of the 
BRAC hammer and the schoolhouse shifted again to a new location. Now a 
veteran of Schoolhouse moves, TSgt Temple was to move again to the 
newly designated Port Hueneme Schoolhouse in Port Hueneme, California. 
TSgt Temple now was positioned as a Course Supervisor for the GP 
section and was qualified to teach six of eight courses to include two 
Mobile Training Team Courses. These two courses generated 32 Temporary 
Duty Assignments that sent TSgt Temple throughout the globe. After 5 
years at Port Hueneme TSgt Temple was promoted to Master Sergeant. And 
along with the promotion came the accompanying orders. This time the 
assignment was to Kunsan AB Republic of Korea, where now MSgt Temple 
served as Superintendent, Readiness and Evaluations. His duties 
included Squadron Exercise Evaluation Team Chief, Flight Self-
Inspection program manager, and First Sergeant. In June of 2002 MSgt 
Temple finished with and was reassigned back to Det1 345 TRS, Port 
Hueneme, CA. After his return he served as the new Vehicle and 
Equipment Course Supervisor and since mid-2004 is currently serving as 
Air Force Superintendent, Inter-service Vehicle Mechanic School.
  I commend and thank MSgt Dean Temple for his leadership and 
dedication. He is truly a role model and deserves the many awards and 
commendations that he has received. I wish him a relaxing and happy 
retirement.

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