[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 4 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E13]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING CAPTAIN JEFFREY MACLAY

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                           HON. CORRINE BROWN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 13, 2012

  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, as the representative of Florida's 
third congressional district, I would like to commend Captain Jeffrey 
Maclay for the outstanding service he provided for NAS-Jax during his 
tenure as Commanding Officer. The importance of Naval Air Station-
Jacksonville, both for our area's residents, as well as our Nation's 
national defense, cannot be overstated, and Captain Maclay performed a 
remarkable job as a leader in this post.
  Captain Maclay, a native of New Bedford, Mass., graduated from the 
Virginia Military Institute in May 1986 with a Bachelor of Science 
Degree in civil engineering, and during his six Seahawk deployments, 
accumulated more than 3,800 flight hours in the SH-3H Sea King and SH-
60F/HH-60H.
  His fleet assignments include tours with HS-2 and HS-14, Carrier Air 
Wing Two and USS Kearsarge (LDH-3). Captain Maclay also served as 
executive officer aboard HS-2 while deployed in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom. After ``fleeting up'' as commanding officer, his 
squadron earned the Arnold J. Isbell Award for Undersea Warfare 
excellence and the Arleigh Burke Award for warfighting excellence. He 
can also boast of shore tours, which included the Joint Staff (J-7, 
Operational Plans and Joint Force Development) as a strategic planner, 
the OPNAV staff (N51 Strategy and Policy) as an operations analyst, and 
HS-10 (Fleet Replacement Squadron) as a flight instructor.
  A graduate of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, 
Montgomery, Ala., he also attended Auburn University, and earned a 
Masters Degree with a distinction in political science. He also 
completed a one-year Federal Executive Fellowship at the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.
  Under Captain Maclay's leadership, NAS-Jax was chosen the winner of 
the 2011 Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) Commander in 
Chief's Installation Excellence Award. In the words of Captain Maclay, 
``this (was) an award that reflected the hard work by all who help NAS-
Jax deliver the most effective and efficient readiness from the 
shore.'' And throughout 2011, NAS-Jax served as the premier 
installation for delivering effective, sustained and improved shore 
readiness to its 15 home based squadrons, sailors and civilian 
personnel, as well as supporting numerous joint commands, government 
agencies and carrier readiness sustainment exercises.
  I wish Captain Maclay the best of success in his future endeavors, 
and, like all Jacksonville area residents, am honored to have had him 
serve as NAS-Jacksonville's Commanding Officer.

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