[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 71 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONGRATULATING BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH A. LANNI ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                           HON. STEVE AUSTRIA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2011

  Mr. AUSTRIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brigadier 
General Joseph A. Lanni for his outstanding service to our Nation on 
the occasion of his retirement.
  On behalf of the people of Ohio's Seventh Congressional District, I 
am honored to congratulate Brigadier General Lanni upon his retirement 
as Commander of the Air Force Security Assistance Center at Wright 
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
  His over 31 years of dedicated service to the citizens of our Nation 
and our area is both admirable and commendable. Lanni received his 
commission in 1980 upon his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. 
As Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, General Lanni was 
the focal point for administering the Air Force's $92.7 billion 
security assistance budget supporting foreign military sales to more 
than 96 countries, operating more than 6,000 aircraft and other major 
weapons systems.
  Over the course of his distinguished career, he served as an 
operational fighter pilot, aggressor pilot, and experimental test 
pilot. He also commanded a classified Flight Test Squadron and the 
412th Test Wing. Additionally, he directed the F-22 Combined Test 
Force, and served on the Headquarters Air Force and Joint Staff. Lanni 
is a command pilot with more than 4,700 flight hours including the F-22 
and 90 different types of aircraft and classified prototypes.
  For his many years of service to our Nation, I join the people of 
Ohio's Seventh Congressional District in extending our best wishes upon 
his retirement and wish him ongoing success in all future endeavors.

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