[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 71 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE CAREER OF CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ROBERT VAN OSS

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                         HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2006

  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the retirement of 
Chief Master Sergeant Robert Van Oss, who will be retiring from the 
United States Air Force after more than 30 years of service to his 
country. Chief Van Oss has led an exceptional military career 
specializing in healthcare. His proficiency in the medical field has 
proved to be an invaluable service in numerous ways during his years of 
service.
  Robert J. Van Oss was born on June 20, 1958 in Denver, Colorado. Upon 
finishing high school at John S. Greenway High School in Phoenix, 
Arizona in 1976, he enlisted in the Air Force. Upon completion of his 
training as a Medical Service Specialist, he applied his skills to 
numerous and important tasks.
  Chief Van Oss has performed a variety of assignments at bases in 
Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, the Phillipines, Japan, Saudi Arabia, 
and South Korea. Recently he was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom where he played a key role in the task of reconstructing an 
Iraqi healthcare system. He has also made vital contributions to the 
process of obtaining equipment for the purpose of medical evacuations 
in both the Air Force's aeromedical evacuation system and the Army 
medical evacuation system.
  Chief Van Oss will be retiring as Chief of Medical Enlisted Issues 
for Air Mobility Command where he provides professional advice to the 
AMC Command Surgeon on issues pertaining to the 3,900 enlisted medical 
personnel who provide healthcare services throughout the command and at 
Scott Air Force Base. In addition, he is currently the AMC Aerospace 
Medical Service Technician Functional Manager and is responsible for 
technicians located at 15 bases throughout the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating CMSgt 
Robert Van Oss on his long and distinguished military career and 
thanking him for his service in the United States Air Force and to his 
country.

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