[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN JOHN MCLAIN FOR HIS SERVICE WITH THE UNITED STATES 
                                  NAVY

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2013

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank and commend Captain 
John McLain of Woodbridge, Virginia, on the occasion of his retirement 
after 25 years of honorable service with the United States Navy.
   Captain McLain graduated from Florida State University with a 
Bachelors Degree in International Relations and English in 1987. He 
attended Aviation Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an 
Ensign in March 1988.
   Designated a Naval Aviator in June 1989, Captain McLain was assigned 
to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) Forty-Three (HSL-43), 
where he deployed twice to the Persian Gulf, participating in Operation 
Desert Shield with the USS Chancellorsville (CG 63) and as Detachment 
Maintenance Officer with the USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964).
   In April 1993, Captain McLain was assigned to Air Test and 
Evaluation Squadron One (VX-1) in Patuxent River, Maryland, where he 
served as Operational Test Director for all SH-60B programs.
   In April 1996, he reported to USS Boxer (LHD 4), in San Diego, as 
the Assistant Air Officer, deploying again to the Arabian Gulf and Red 
Sea with the 15th MEU (SOC).
   Following refresher training in the SH-60B, Captain McLain reported 
to the ``Easy Riders'' of HSL-37 in NAS Barber's Point, Hawaii. He 
served as Officer in Charge of the LAMPS detachment aboard the USS Port 
Royal (CG 72) with the USS John C. Stennis Battle Group and as the 
squadron Maintenance Officer.
   Captain McLain reported to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode 
Island, where he graduated with honors from the College of Naval 
Command and Staff with a Master's degree in National Security Affairs. 
Following graduation, he was selected as an Associate Fellow with the 
Chief of Naval Operations' Strategic Studies Group (CNO SSG) during SSG 
XXII.
   After SSG, Captain McLain was assigned to the Joint Staff in 
Washington, D.C. where he worked in the Directorate for Intelligence, 
Deputy Directorate for Intelligence Capabilities and Requirements 
(J2P).
   He was selected for command in August 2005 and reported to NAS 
Whiting Field, Florida, where he served as Executive Officer of 
Helicopter Training Squadron Eighteen (HT-18) and as the first 
Commanding Officer of Helicopter Training Squadron Twenty-Eight (HT-
28).
   Captain McLain reported to the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) as a 
Federal Executive Fellow in August 2008. After completing his 
fellowship, he reported to the Strategy Branch, Strategy and Policy 
Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Operations, Plans and Strategy (OPNAV N513) where he completed his 25 
years of service in the United States Navy.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise to join me in recognizing 
and thanking John McLain for his committed and selfless service to his 
colleagues and our country. We are fortunate to have among us veterans 
with Captain McLain's sense of duty and continued commitment to our 
national security. We wish Captain McLain, his wife, June, and their 
two sons, Jack and Finn, well during this next chapter of their lives.

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