[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1532-E1533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PAYING TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER MARC A. HONE, AS HE PREPARES TO RETIRE 
 AFTER 21 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND TO OUR NATION

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                          HON. NORMAN D. DICKS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 14, 2012

  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Commander Marc A. 
Hone, as he prepares to retire after 21 years of service to the United 
States Navy and to the United States of America.
  I have worked with Commander Hone personally over the past 4 years--
first in 2009, when he was a Defense Legislative Fellow assigned to my 
office, and then for 3 years as an Appropriations Liaison in the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and 
Comptroller). I would like to share with you some highlights of Marc's 
career.
  Commander Hone graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991 with a 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. After commissioning, 
nuclear operator and submarine training, he reported to his first ship, 
USS Hammerhead (SSN 663), where he served as Reactor Control and Fire 
Control Assistant. After taking the ship to inactivation at Puget Sound 
Naval Shipyard, the Shipyard in my district in Bremerton, he 
transferred to USS Atlanta (SSN 712) as the Chemical and Radiological 
Control Assistant where he qualified as a Nuclear Engineer Officer. He 
later served at sea as Navigator and Operations Officer on USS Olympia 
(SSN 717), completing two deployments to the Western Pacific and 
Arabian Gulf.
  Marc also served with distinction in a variety of assignments ashore: 
as a Flag Aide to the President of the Board of Inspection and Survey; 
as the Staff Warfare Officer (Submarines) for the British Royal Navy's 
Maritime Battle Staff in Portsmouth, United Kingdom; as the Executive 
Officer of Submarine Learning Facility, Norfolk; and as the Deputy 
Director of Fleet Training at U.S. Fleet Forces Command. In 2007, he 
served as a Counter IED Liaison Officer in Kabul, Afghanistan--
supporting our Embassy and the U.S. military headquarters located 
there.
  After completing a Defense Legislative Fellowship, Commander Hone 
reported to his current assignment as a Congressional Liaison, managing 
a diverse portfolio containing the Submarine Warfare, Intelligence, and 
Navy Energy accounts. For 3 years, Marc has demonstrated exceptional 
leadership and foresight, engaging Members of the Appropriations 
Committee and the Defense Subcommittee Staff to provide information 
essential to resourcing the Navy for its role as the world's preeminent 
sea power. In an increasingly difficult budget environment, Commander 
Hone provided essential support in shepherding three Navy budgets 
through the appropriations process. Marc served the Navy and our Nation 
with integrity, insight and dedication. My office, the Subcommittee 
Staff, and I have found him to be a pleasure to work with and all 
respect his professionalism.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a grateful nation, I join my colleagues 
today in saying thank you to Commander Marc A. Hone for his 
extraordinary dedication to duty and steadfast service to this country 
throughout his distinguished career. We wish Marc, his wife Marie, and 
his daughters Natasha and Katarina ``Fair Winds and Following Seas'' as 
he leaves the Naval Service.

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