[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 146 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  AIR REFUELING GROUP RAINCROSS AWARD

  (Mr. POMPEO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the 931st Air 
Refueling Group--McConnell Air Force Base's reserve unit--on receiving 
the Raincross Trophy, which recognizes it as the best unit in the 4th 
Air Force.
  I have spent a lot of time with the fantastic airmen out of 
McConnell, and I am not surprised, but I am extremely pleased to see 
that they have been granted this outstanding award. It is only fitting 
that the 931st has been selected as the first reserve unit in the Air 
Force to fly and maintain America's new KC-46 tankers. McConnell-based 
tankers flew nearly half of all missions of Air Mobility Command's 
total KC-135 flying hours over the past year, and many of this unit's 
soldiers and airmen were deployed in support of operations all around 
the world.
  This award is a wonderful recognition of the hard work of Colonel 
Mark Larson, Chief Master Sergeant Kathleen E. Lowman, and all the men 
and women of the 931st Air Refueling Group.
  I know I speak for all Kansans in saying we are proud of the 931st 
and the entire McConnell family. November Kilo Alpha Whiskey Tango 
Golf.

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