[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 19 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING JACKSONVILLE JOINT RESERVE INTELLIGENCE CENTER

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 31, 2014

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the fine men and 
women serving our nation at the Jacksonville Joint Reserve Intelligence 
Center (JRIC), located at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
  The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has selected the JRIC as the 
``small'' JRIC of the Year. JRICs are designed to recognize the joint 
nature of the Defense Intelligence and at the same time to improve the 
Military Services' ability to meet emerging unit and tactical level 
intelligence requirements. This reachback capability has the added 
benefit of reducing travel and per diem costs associated with 
traditional annual training and minimizing forward deployed forces' 
footprint and sustainment; permitting the reservists to perform their 
mission at home station.
  Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, USA, lauds the Jacksonville JRIC 
when he wrote, ``the award is based on the following criteria: the 
ability to optimize JRIC management though effective space and systems 
utilization, while providing maximum flexible access based on mission 
requirements; the ability to facilitate joint access, joint training, 
innovation, and a collaborative work effort; and the ability to 
maximize reserve utilization in support of Defense Intelligence by 
fostering the integration of multiple intelligence disciplines.''
  It is a pleasure and honor to represent the great men and women who 
serve at the Jacksonville JRIC and to see them recognized for their 
selfless service and dedication. The hard work of the men and women who 
serve in and around Jacksonville illustrate the importance of the First 
Coast to national defense, and reiterate that our community's efforts 
to be an anchor of national security.

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