[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 151 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING COLONEL TIMOTHY E. TARCHICK, USAF

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 28, 2013

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Colonel 
Timothy E. Tarchick and to recognize his lifetime of service to our 
country in the United States Air Force.
   On October 31, Col. Tarchick will retire from the United States Air 
Force after more than 35 years of dedication and sacrifice for our 
great nation.
   While Col. Tarchick currently serves as the Commander of the 94th 
Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, he has worked in many other 
capacities. After enlisting in the Air Force Reserve in 1978, he became 
an X-Ray Technician, and would later serve as a Loadmaster with the 
910th Tactical Airlift Group in Ohio. After graduating from Officer 
Training School in 1984, he served in many units as Squadron Training 
Officer, Wing Plans Officer, Tactics Instructor, Flight Examiner, Chief 
Navigator, 4th Air Force Operations Staff Officer, Director of 
Operations, and Operations Group Commander.
   Throughout his career, Col. Tarchick was always ready to meet the 
call of duty. During hurricanes Katrina and Rita, he led the first Air 
Force rescue efforts that saved more than 1,000 people. And at his 
current position, he has successfully converted the 94th Airlift Wing 
from a training wing to a combat-coded tactical wing. Under his 
leadership, the 94th Airlift Wing hasn't suffered a single casualty. 
For his exceptional service, Col. Tarchick has earned the Legion of 
Merit, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with 
three oak leaf clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak 
leaf cluster, and many other awards.
   Col. Tarchick will surely be missed. He has played an invaluable 
role in the U.S. Air Force for decades, and his effective leadership 
has left a positive example of leadership that will be passed to all of 
those who served under him.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Georgia's 11th Congressional District, I 
would like to extend my deepest thanks to Col. Tarchick for devoting 
his life to the upholding of our Constitution and to the protection of 
our American way of life. I wish him a happy--and well-deserved 
retirement.

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