[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING COMMANDER CHAD C. SCHUMACHER

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2015

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize those men and 
women who have served this great Nation with honor, men such as 
Commander Chad C. Schumacher, United States Navy.
   For the past year, Commander Schumacher, a proud naval aviator and 
graduate of the United States Naval Academy, served on my staff as a 
Congressional Defense Fellow. During his assignment, he served as a 
senior member of my staff responsible for defense, veterans, foreign 
affairs and intelligence matters. Commander Schumacher 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.
   Commander Schumacher directly contributed to my goal of providing 
excellent constituent service to the people of the First District. 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, 
Commander Schumacher 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.
   Commander Schumacher'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 Commander Schumacher 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, boundless 
work ethic, humor and loyal devotion to duty earned him the respect and 
admiration of my staff and the First District of Virginia. As an F-18 
Hornet pilot with 2000 flight hours and 400 arrested landings, 
Commander Schumacher completed multiple deployments in support of 
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and served as 
an instructor at the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School 
(TOPGUN). Commander Schumacher is headed to the Pentagon where he will 
work in Legislative Affairs for U.S. Northern Command. I have no doubt 
that Commander Schumacher will continue to serve the Navy honorably and 
with distinction.
   I wish him the best of luck as he continues his Naval career. 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 Commander Chad 
Schumacher 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.
   Commander Schumacher, thank you. Best wishes to you and God bless 
you, your family, and all the men and women in uniform. Fair winds and 
following seas.--and GO NAVY BEAT ARMY.

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