[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 186 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JASON M. WOOD, UNITED STATES NAVY

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2011

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize those men and 
women who have served this great Nation with honor, men such as 
Lieutenant Commander Jason M. Wood, United States Navy.
  For the past year, Lieutenant Commander Wood served on my staff as a 
Congressional Defense Fellow. During his assignment, he served as a 
senior member of my staff responsible for defense, veterans, foreign 
affairs and intelligence matters. Lieutenant Commander Wood executed 
his work as a liaison to the constituents of the First District and the 
numerous defense installations in the First District with distinction. 
Furthermore, he provided exceptional support to me as my staff liaison 
to the House Armed Services Committee in my role as a Subcommittee 
Chairman and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus.
  Lieutenant Commander Wood directly contributed to my goal of 
providing excellent constituent service to the people of the First 
District. He was responsible for bringing numerous constituent 
inquiries to a successful conclusion and he was able to leverage his 
personal and operational experience to respond to the most challenging 
inquiries.
  In addition to his efforts on behalf of the First District, 
Lieutenant Commander Wood took on projects with regional, state and 
national implications, demonstrating his ability to view a challenge 
from many angles and develop innovative solutions often requiring 
collaboration across many levels of government.
  Lieutenant Commander Wood's work ethic, duty to mission, and 
commitment to servant leadership is without equal. I believe that his 
personal drive to achieve excellence in his work has and will set a 
very high standard for his peers.
  I would also like to thank Lieutenant Commander Wood and his 
beautiful young family for the service and sacrifice they make for our 
nation and our great Navy. His keen sense of honor, impeccable 
integrity, boundless work ethic, and loyal devotion to duty earned him 
the respect and admiration of my staff and the 1st District of 
Virginia. After spending eight of the last ten years stationed in 
Hawaii, which included three combat deployments to Afghanistan and a 12 
month deployment to Bahrain, Lieutenant Commander Wood is headed to the 
N88 staff at the Pentagon. After that tour Lieutenant Commander Wood 
will return to the sky and to leading Sailors as he goes back in to 
harm's way to execute his trade as Naval Aviator. I have no doubt that 
Lieutenant Commander Wood will continue to serve the United States Navy 
honorably and with distinction.
  I wish him the best of luck as he continues his Naval career. It was 
an honor and a pleasure having him serve on my staff. We all can sleep 
soundly at night knowing that men and women like Lieutenant Commander 
Jason Wood are members of our all-volunteer force and they stand ready 
to defend our country and take the fight to our enemies; far away from 
their families and the comforts of the United States of America.
  Lieutenant Commander Wood, thank you. Best of luck to you and God 
bless you, your family, and your fellow men and women in uniform.

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