[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 152 (Friday, December 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1836-E1837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ERIC H. BROMLEY, UNITED STATES NAVY

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 11, 2014

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize those men and 
women who have served this great Nation with honor, men such as 
Lieutenant Commander Eric H. Bromley, United States Navy. For the past 
year, Lieutenant Commander Bromley, a proud naval aviator and graduate 
of the United States Naval Academy Class of 2000, served on my staff as 
a Congressional Defense Fellow. Eric is the type of aviator that I hold 
near and dear to my heart, for it is his responsibility to not only 
provide logistics and cargo to the aircraft carrier as a C-2A Greyhound 
pilot, but it is his job to safely transfer passengers to and from the 
carrier . . . to include Congressional Delegations filled with members 
of Congress. It is quite a ride, one that I have had the pleasure of 
taking many times when I have had the opportunity to visit our Sailors 
and Marines in action at sea. This is a mission that Eric has executed 
safely numerous times and we are forever thankful to him and his 
shipmates for their professionalism and service.
   During his assignment, he served as a senior member of my staff 
responsible for defense, veterans, foreign affairs and intelligence 
matters. Lieutenant Commander Bromley executed his work as a liaison to 
the constituents of the First District and the numerous defense 
installations in the First District with distinction. Furthermore, he 
provided exceptional support to me as my staff liaison to the House 
Armed Services Committee, in my role as a Subcommittee Chairman and as 
the Co-Chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus.
   Lieutenant Commander Bromley directly contributed to my goal of 
providing excellent constituent service to the people of the First 
District during the 113th Congress. He was responsible for bringing 
numerous constituent inquiries to a successful conclusion and he was 
able to leverage his personal and operational experience to respond to 
the most challenging inquiries.
   In addition to his efforts on behalf of the First District, 
Lieutenant Commander Bromley took on projects with regional, state and 
national implications, demonstrating his ability to view a challenge 
from many angles and develop innovative solutions often requiring 
collaboration across many levels of government. Lieutenant Commander 
Bromley's work ethic, duty to mission, and commitment to servant 
leadership is without equal. I believe that his personal drive to 
achieve excellence in his work has and will set a very high standard 
for his peers.
   I would also like to thank Lieutenant Commander Bromley for the 
service and sacrifice he has made, and continues to make, for our 
nation and our great Navy. His keen sense of honor, impeccable 
integrity, quick wit, intelligence, boundless work ethic, and loyal 
devotion to duty earned him the respect and admiration of my staff and 
the First District of Virginia. After spending the last 14 years as a 
COD pilot in California and Virginia and completing numerous 
deployments, which included flying support missions throughout the 
Middle East, Lieutenant Commander Bromley and his family are headed to 
Colorado Springs, Colorado where he will work at United States Northern 
Command. It is my sincere hope that Lieutenant Commander Bromley, who 
has been selected for the rank of Commander, is given the opportunity 
to return to the fleet to help lead and train our Sailors and continue 
to ``Fly Navy''. I have no doubt that Lieutenant Commander Bromley will 
continue to serve the United States Navy honorably and with 
distinction.

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   I wish him, his wife Jenny . . . a former naval aviator, and his 
children Charlie and Louise the best of luck as they continue their 
journey together as a Navy family. It was an honor and a pleasure 
having him serve on my staff. We all can sleep soundly at night knowing 
that men and women like Lieutenant Commander Eric Bromley are members 
of our all-volunteer force and they stand ready to defend our country 
and take the fight to our enemies; far away from their families and the 
comforts of the United States of America. I wish you the best of luck 
to you and may God bless you, your family, and all the Sailors you are 
charged with leading. Eric, you will be missed, thank you for a job 
well done! Fair winds and following seas!

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