[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE SERVICE OF AIR FORCE CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT JAY A. WILSON

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 20, 2015

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and thank Chief 
Master Sergeant Jay A. Wilson, United States Air Force for his 26 years 
of service to our nation and to congratulate him on his announced 
retirement.
  Chief Master Sergeant Wilson is the Mission Director in the 
Enterprise Operations Squadron, Enterprise Management Operations 
Center, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, Virginia. As 
the first enlisted member entrusted as a Mission Director, he leads 65 
joint military, civilian and contractor teams and manages two separate 
24 hour, 7 day a week operations centers that command and control a $10 
billion global network. Wilson also serves as the NRO Air Force Reserve 
Senior Enlisted Advisor and he mentors over 65 reservists in support of 
the NRO.
  Chief Wilson began his Air Force career in May 1973 entering under 
the delayed enlistment program. He reported to Lackland AFB, TX for 
Basic Military Training in September 1973. After serving on Active Duty 
for nearly four years, he separated from the Air Force in June 1977. In 
July 1991 Chief Wilson returned to the Air Force, as a Communications/
Computer Systems Controller joining the California Air National Guard's 
234th Combat Communications Squadron, Hayward Calif. Four years later, 
a civilian job change brought Chief Wilson to the 231st CCSQ of the 
Washington D.C. Air National Guard. In May 1999, the 231st CCSQ was 
activated under Presidential orders for deployment to Bosnia. In 
November 1999, Chief Wilson transferred to the Air Force Reserve as an 
Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) with the Defense Information 
Services Agency as a Watch Officer in the newly formed Joint Task Force 
for Computer Network Defense (JTF-CND). In 2002, Chief Wilson 
transferred to the NRO as a Watch Commander, National Reconnaissance 
Operations Center (NROC) and in 2010 Chief Wilson became Mission 
Director in the Enterprise Operations Squadron.
  During his service to our nation, Jay has received multiple awards 
and decorations including: Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one 
oak leaf cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Joint Service 
Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf 
cluster, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Air Reserve Forces 
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, National Defense 
Service Medal with two devices, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 
and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with `M' device.
  A model citizen-airman, Jay has actively volunteered and held 
positions in multiple military and veteran affiliated organizations. He 
served on and trained new recruits for the NRO Honor Guard. He has been 
an active member of the American Legion and was his local post's 
Sergeant at Arms and Color Guard lead. He has also served the American 
Legion at the District level. As a member of the American Legion's 16th 
District he has served as Sergeant at Arms and Honor Flight Committee 
Chair. He organizes and officiates for the Manassas Veteran's Day 
Parade. He served as the Sergeant at Arms for the Potomac Regional 
Veteran's Council, conducting ceremonies at Quantico. He has routinely 
taught flag etiquette to the eighth grade class at All Saints Catholic 
School. He has also been an active member and organizer in the 40 and 8 
Society holding the position of the Guard de la Porte at the state and 
national level. Finally, he has served on the 40 and 8 Society's 
National Convention Planning Committee and has had the distinct honor 
of carrying the U.S. flag into and out of the Amphitheater during the 
Memorial Day Service at the National Cemetery at Arlington.
  Chief Master Sergeant Wilson has excelled throughout his 
distinguished career and I am honored to pay tribute to this Airman. I 
thank Chief Master Sergeant Jay Wilson, his wife, Gail, and their 
daughters, Genevieve and Catherine, for their service to our country. I 
wish them Godspeed, and continued happiness as they start a new chapter 
in their lives.

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