[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E513]
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                             COL. HENRY CYR

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                       HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 16, 2015

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Colonel Henry L. Cyr 
III, United States Air Force, for his exceptional service to the United 
States of America. After twenty-six years of service, Colonel Cyr will 
soon retire from his position as the Commander of the 461st Air Control 
Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
  Born in Hopedale, Massachusetts, Colonel Cyr was commissioned through 
the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Boston University in 1989, 
receiving his Second Lieutenant rank in historic Faneuil Hall. 
Throughout his career, Colonel Cyr has served with great distinction in 
prominent command and staff positions and operational flying units in 
the United States and around the world.
  His staff tours include two assignments to the Pentagon; first, in 
2002, as Air Force staff responsible for overseeing two U.S. and NATO 
Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance 
aircraft acquisition programs, and again in 2009 as United States 
Strategic Command staff leading the Global Force Management Division, 
responsible for supporting the Intelligence, Surveillance and 
Reconnaissance requirements of our Combatant Commanders around the 
globe. In 2011 Col. Cyr returned to Robins Air Force Base to serve as 
the Vice Commander of the 461st Air Control Wing.
  Colonel Cyr has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the 
Air Medal, and multiple campaign medals. His aviation career includes 
more than 4,700 flying hours, including more than 900 in combat and 
combat support missions. He has flown operations in Saudi Arabia, 
Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo and Iraq, as well as worldwide Sensitive 
Reconnaissance Operations missions. Currently, he is the commander of 
the Air Combat Command's 461st Air Control Wing responsible for leading 
nearly fifteen hundred Airmen in achieving the worldwide E-8C Joint 
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System and Deployable Air Traffic 
Control and Landing System missions.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to recognize Colonel Henry Cyr's 
successful and decorated career. I commend Colonel Cyr for his service, 
leadership, and example. I also wish to recognize the sacrifices and 
contributions made by Colonel Cyr's family including wife retired Lt. 
Col. Linda Bethke-Cyr, their children Alexandria and Marcus, and his 
parents Mrs. Geraldine Francis Cyr and retired Colonel Henry Leonard 
Cyr, Jr.
  We are a nation grateful for the military service of the men, women, 
and families whose sacrifices secure our freedom. I wish Colonel Cyr 
and his family the best in his retirement and next steps.

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