[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4758]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL T. FLYNN

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to an exceptional 
officer in the U.S. Army. LTG Michael T. Flynn will retire in August 
after more than 33 years of distinguished service to the Army and the 
Nation.
  Throughout his career, General Flynn has personified the Army values 
of duty, integrity, and selfless service across the many missions to 
which he has contributed.
  A native Rhode Islander, General Flynn graduated from the University 
of Rhode Island and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the 
university's ROTC program. He was assigned to the ``All-American'' 82nd 
Airborne Division, and since then, has served in a variety of command 
and staff assignments, leading men and women during times of peace and 
war. Over the course of almost four decades of service, he has 
commanded at the platoon, company, battalion, and brigade levels.
  As an intelligence officer, General Flynn was often deployed to Iraq 
and Afghanistan, serving as the director of intelligence for Joint 
Special Operations Command, U.S. Central Command, the Joint Staff, and 
the International Security Assistance Force-Afghanistan and U.S. 
Forces-Afghanistan.
  For the past 2 years, General Flynn has served as the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, focusing on strengthening integration 
and collaboration with the Combatant Commands and making the agency 
more flexible and responsive to intelligence requirements. He has 
overseen DIA's rapid tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence 
support to U.S. warfighters as they confront a variety of threats--from 
militancy in North Africa and the crisis in Ukraine, to tracking 
terrorists and weapons proliferation.
  In all of his assignments, General Flynn has provided outstanding 
leadership with integrity and has offered sound advice on numerous 
issues of importance to the Army and our Nation.
  I know that he is looking forward to spending more time with his 
family in Rhode Island, and I wish Mike and his wife Lori the very 
best. On behalf of the citizens of Rhode Island and a grateful Nation, 
I thank General Flynn and his family for their many years of 
commitment, sacrifices, and service to our Nation.

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