[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 143 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN LAWSON ALMAND

 Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I wish to honor CAPT Lawson Almand, 
JAGC, USN, Retired, a son of North Carolina who is retiring after 39 
years of Active Duty and civilian service to our Nation with the U.S. 
Navy.
  CAPT Almand is a native of Cary, NC. He received his B.A. in 
linguistics from the University of California, San Diego, a J.D. from 
the University of Puget Sound, and an LL.M. in international and 
comparative law from the National Law Center, The George Washington 
University.
  In 1976, CAPT Almand began his dedicated service to our Nation as a 
commissioned officer in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. During 
the next 32 years, Captain Almand served on Active Duty in a wide 
variety of roles, traveling throughout the United States and overseas. 
His assignments included Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam; Naval Support 
Office, La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy; Naval Legal Service Office, 
Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines; commander, Submarine Group 10, 
Kings Bay, GA; commander, Patrol Wings, U.S. Pacific Fleet; executive 
officer and commanding officer, Naval Legal Service Office Southwest, 
San Diego, CA; commanding officer, Naval Legal Service Office 
Northeast, Groton, CT; director, Defense Institute of International 
Legal Studies, Newport, RI; professor and associate dean, College of 
International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center 
for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany; force judge advocate, Naval 
Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego; and Deputy Assistant 
Judge Advocate General, General Litigation Division.
  Following his retirement from Active Duty in July 2007, CAPT Almand 
continued his superlative service to the Navy as a civilian, serving 
for another 7 years as Deputy Director of the Administrative Law 
Division in the Office of the Judge Advocate General in the Pentagon.
  For his outstanding service to our Nation, CAPT Almand earned 
numerous awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion 
of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy 
Achievement Medal, and the Superior Civilian Service Award.
  I commend CAPT Almand for his commitment to our country and the 
sacrifices he made on its behalf. On the occasion of his retirement 
from the Federal service, I thank him and his family for his honorable 
service to our Nation and wish him fair winds and following seas as he 
concludes a distinguished career.

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