[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 74 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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           TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL TAMHRA HUTCHINS-FRYE

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate 
Tamhra Hutchins-Frye on her recent promotion to brigadier general in 
the Arkansas Air National Guard.
  Brigadier General Hutchins-Frye was born in Bakersfield, CA, and 
entered the Air National Guard in November 1984 as an airman first 
class. She received her commission in August 1989 through the Academy 
of Military Science in Knoxville, TN, and has held various assignments 
in the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith, AR, the 189th Airlift Wing at 
the Little Rock Air Force Base, and Arkansas Air National Guard and 
Joint Force Headquarters at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock.
  She was deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, in support of Operation 
Enduring Freedom as the chief of staff of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization's Afghanistan Transformation Task Force and then the 
Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, where she helped 
lead the transformation of the Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan as it transitioned to self-rule.
  Tamhra earned a bachelor of science in elementary education from 
Arkansas Tech University in 1983 and a master of arts in human resource 
management from Webster University in 2012. She has also completed 
numerous trainings and programs during her time in the Air National 
Guard.
  As a dedicated member of the Air National Guard, Hutchins-Frye has 
been awarded the Legion of Merit and a Bronze Star. She is also an 
active member of her community and takes a proactive role in giving 
back and investing in the lives of others as displayed by her roles as 
cochairman of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas's Girls of Promise and 
as a member of the board of directors of Heart of Arkansas United Way, 
among other types of service.
  It is also important to note that Brigadier General Hutchins-Frye is 
the first woman to obtain this rank in the Arkansas Air National Guard. 
By virtue of this latest achievement in her impressive and 
distinguished career, she serves as role model for many, including the 
young women in our Armed Forces, of how hard work and professionalism 
can lead to historic and ground-breaking achievements.
  I offer my sincere congratulations to BG Tamhra Hutchins-Frye on this 
momentous occasion, and I applaud her continued commitment and 
dedication to our Nation's readiness. I know she will continue to make 
Arkansas proud in this new chapter of her career.

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