[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING COLONEL JONATHAN FLAUGHER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 8, 2009

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today, along with my colleague 
Jim Costa, to commend and congratulate COL Jonathan Flaugher upon being 
recognized as a ``Citizen Soldier'' by Fresno City College. Colonel 
Flaugher was recognized on Friday, November 6, 2009 at the annual 
Veterans Peace Memorial event held at Fresno City College in Fresno, 
California.
  COL Jonathan Flaugher assumed command of the 144th Fighter Wing, 
California Air National Guard in Fresno, California in October 2004. He 
is a ``Command Pilot'' with over 4,000 hours of Air Force jet and 
fighter time, and is currently an F-16 Instructor Pilot. He graduated 
from North Carolina State University in 1977, with a bachelor of arts 
degree in History, and entered the United States Air Force through the 
ROTC program.
  Colonel Flaugher was on active duty until 1995, and he has been with 
the 144th in Fresno ever since. Prior to his assignment as the 144th 
Wing Commander, Colonel Flaugher served as the Active Duty Advisor, 
194th Squadron Flight Commander and Operations Officer, 144th Logistics 
Group Commander, 144th Maintenance Group Commander and 144th Operations 
Group Commander. He graduated from the United States Air Force Air War 
College in-residence program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in 
1998. Previous assignments include a staff tour with HQ USAFE and 
flying assignments in the F-16 at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, the 
F-106 at Griffiss Air Force Base in New York. After pilot training at 
Williams Air Force Base in Arizona he was assigned to the T-33 at 
Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. His first Air Force assignment was 
with the 726th Tactical Control Squadron base at Homestead Air Force 
Base in Florida.
  Madam Speaker, Mr. Costa and I rise today to commend and congratulate 
COL Jonathan Flaugher upon being recognized as a ``Citizen Soldier.'' I 
invite my colleagues to join us in wishing Colonel Flaugher many years 
of continued success.

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