[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 166 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[[Page E2272]]
               IN RECOGNITION OF GENERAL C. ROBERT KEHLER

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 29, 2007

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate General C. 
Robert Kehler being promoted General and becoming Commander of the Air 
Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base.
  Prior to assuming command of AFSPC, General Kehler served as the 
Deputy Commander for U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in 
Nebraska. Entering the Air Force in 1975 upon his graduation from 
Pennsylvania State University as a distinguished graduate of the Air 
Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, General Kehler went on to 
graduate from missile operational readiness training. This area of 
expertise has enabled him to serve in various roles from missile crew, 
to instructor, to evaluator and in wing-level staff positions.
  After completing an Air Staff Internship and tour at Strategic Air 
Command headquarters, General Kehler served in the Office of 
Legislative Liaison of the Secretary of the Air Force, a capacity in 
which he was the expert on Capitol Hill for issues regarding the ICBM 
Modernization Program. While serving on the Joint Staff, General Kehler 
aided in the overhaul of the nuclear war plan structure and targeting. 
In addition to his recent position as Director of National Security 
Space Integration for the Office of the Under Secretary of the Air 
Force, General Kehler was also the Deputy Director of Operations at Air 
Force Space Command at Peterson where he was Commander of the 21st 
Space Wing.
  It is a pleasure to welcome General Kehler back to Colorado. I know 
that AFSPC will benefit tremendously from his capable leadership.

                          ____________________