[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING COLONEL AMANDA W. GLADNEY

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. STEVE AUSTRIA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 17, 2012

  Mr. AUSTRIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Amanda 
W. Gladney for her outstanding service to our Nation and the United 
States Air Force.
  It is an honor to join the people of Ohio's Seventh Congressional 
District in congratulating Colonel Gladney upon her relinquishment of 
command as the Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Air Force Materiel 
Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
  Colonel Gladney commands one of the largest air base wings in the 
United States Air Force, with more than 5,000 Air Force military, 
civilian, and contractor employees. The wing provides support and 
services to one of the largest, most diverse, and most organizationally 
complex bases in the Air Force including a major acquisition center, 
research and development laboratories, a major command headquarters, an 
airlift wing, and the world's largest military air museum. The base is 
home to more than 27,000 employees and is the largest single site 
employer in the State of Ohio.
  Colonel Gladney completed the 350 million dollar Base Realignment and 
Closure Project, including the completion of the Air Force's largest 
military construction effort since World War II, and drove outreach 
efforts with 430,000-plus volunteer hours into the local community. I 
can attest to her solid reputation of dedication to and pride in the 
men and women of the 88th Air Base Wing.
  For her strong dedication of service to our community, I join the 
people of Ohio's Seventh Congressional District in extending our best 
wishes upon her new assignment as the Director of Communications for 
Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart, Germany and wish her 
ongoing success in all future endeavors and in this new capacity.

                          ____________________