[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 58 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E480]
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  RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE 
                                STATION

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2016

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following:
   Whereas, since 1966, the United States Air Force at Cheyenne 
Mountain Air Force Station has been the synergistic hub to track 
foreign threats worldwide, providing an essential component of North 
American defense and global security; and
   Whereas, countless space and ground sensor data collections are 
assimilated, providing leadership the key threat assessments to ensure 
safety and security to millions of people around the world; and
   Whereas, the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado provides operational support and infrastructure 
sustainability, and today celebrates the 50th anniversary of the full 
operational capability of Cheyenne Mountain; and
   Whereas, the 721st Mission Support Group at Cheyenne Mountain in 
Colorado Springs, Colorado provides the dedicated daily sustainment to 
more than 13 mission partners performing the national security mission 
inside of the Mountain Complex; and
   Whereas, every day over 1,000 U.S. and Canadian military and 
civilians, residing in Colorado and working in Cheyenne Mountain, are 
ever vigilant, round the clock, in our collective common defense; and
   Whereas, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station is one of the greatest 
engineering marvels of its time, still relevant now and into the 
future, representing an Eighteen Billion Dollar ($18B) facility, 
unrivaled anywhere in the world; and
   Whereas, Colorado is proud to be a nexus in providing for the 
defense of North America, which has a far-reaching utility and whose 
multi-use services are critical to national and global security not 
only today but in the future; therefore, on the occasion of its 50th 
Anniversary, I do hereby proclaim, forever after, April 20, 2016, as 
Cheyenne Mountain Day.

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