[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H2808-H2809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ANTHONY P. ``TONY'' REARDON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Deutch) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Anthony P. 
``Tony'' Reardon, Deputy Director of Legislative Liaison for the Office 
of the Secretary of the Air Force. A command navigator from West Palm 
Beach, Florida, with 1,700 flying hours in the RF-4C, Tony Reardon has 
excelled both in the cockpit and at the Pentagon. I want to offer him 
my congratulations on his recent selection as Director of Strategy, 
Resources and Integration for the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary 
of the Air Force, International Affairs.
  This recent promotion is no surprise to anyone who knows Tony. 
Throughout his life, he has displayed exceptional leadership and 
judgment. He graduated in 1977 from Forest Hill High School in West 
Palm Beach, and even then he was known for his intelligence, his 
loyalty, and his integrity. He was a drummer in the marching band, a 
pitcher for the baseball team, and a participant in the American Legion 
Boys State program, which encourages young people to grow into engaged 
and responsible citizens.
  After graduating from Florida State University in 1981, Tony was 
selected to attend undergraduate navigator training at Mather Air Force 
Base in California. He quickly garnered the role of RF-4C instructor 
weapon systems officer in the 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at 
Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas. Tony's talents were needed on the 
front lines of the cold war, and he was reassigned to Zweibrucken Air 
Base in Germany. Following the end of the cold war, Tony was 
transferred back to Bergstrom, where he continued to pass his wealth of 
knowledge and experience on to the next generation of weapon systems 
officers.
  Realizing his talent for leadership, his commander transferred him to 
Air Combat Command Headquarters at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, 
where he excelled in the Plans and Programs Directorate. After a 
successful tour, he was once again sent overseas, this time as an air 
liaison officer at Camp Red Cloud, Korea. Later, he was assigned to 
Pacific Air Forces Headquarters, returning to the Plans and Programs 
Directorate at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. After 3 years in 
Hawaii, he began numerous assignments at Headquarters Air Force at the 
Pentagon.
  As Deputy Director of Legislative Liaison for the Office of the 
Secretary of

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the Air Force, Tony has supported Air Force leadership by engaging 
Congress on programs and weapon systems authorizations, constituent 
inquiries, and other congressional interests. Among some of his more 
notable accomplishments during his tenure as Deputy Director, Tony 
prepared the Air Force team for confirmation hearings for the Air Force 
Secretary, Under Secretary, Chief of Staff, and the Vice Chief of 
Staff, all in an unprecedented 2-year time frame. He also supported 
more than 1,500 Air Force senior leader visits to the Hill as well as 
over 1,000 wing commander Hill visits, more than 450 congressional 
delegation and congressional staff trips, over 200 congressional 
hearings, and countless other Air Force Hill engagements.
  Today, I would like to wish Mr. Anthony P. ``Tony'' Reardon good luck 
and Godspeed in his next assignment as the Director of Strategy, 
Resources and Integration for the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary 
of the Air Force, International Affairs. We know that this next chapter 
of his distinguished career will be one of even more success.
  On behalf of the Congress and of the United States of America, I 
thank Tony; his wife, Dee; and their children, Maggie and Trip, for 
their patriotism, commitment to country, and service to Nation.

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