[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PAYING TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL SHARLENE M. PIGG, AS SHE PREPARES 
 TO RETIRE AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND TO 
                               OUR NATION

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2016

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
military service of Lieutenant Colonel Sharlene M. Pigg, USA, as she 
officially retires on September 1, 2016, after an exemplary 20-year 
career. Lieutenant Colonel Pigg is finishing her career as the 
commander of the Army's Jacksonville Recruiting Battalion which covers 
45,079 square miles, 609 zip codes, 87 counties, and is in the 
jurisdiction of 377 public schools. In this role, she has matched our 
tremendously talented Northeastern Florida youths with rewarding 
careers in the United States Army.
   First enlisting in the Florida Army National Guard in 1991, she 
served in communications and public affairs while earning her Bachelor 
of Arts Degree in Political Science at Stetson University and also 
participating in the ROTC program at Embry Riddle Aeronautical 
University. Upon graduation, as a Distinguished Honor Graduate, she was 
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in aviation in the United States 
Army. She later completed the Army Command and General Staff College.
   Over the years, her career has led her to many and varied 
assignments both in the United States and overseas. They include: 160th 
Signal Brigade Adjutant at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Aide de Camp to the 
Army Forces Command Deputy Commanding General; and Team Chief, Army 
Forces Command G-1 Strength Management Branch at Fort McPherson, 
Georgia; Aide de Camp to the Commanding General of the Combined 
Security Transition Command, Afghanistan; Recruiting Operations Officer 
for Georgia Tech Army ROTC, Atlanta, Georgia; Commander, Headquarters 
and Headquarters Company, 1/210th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, 
Alabama; Battalion S-1, 1/52nd Aviation Battalion, K-16, Korea; 
Assistant Brigade S-2, 159th Aviation Brigade, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; 
Platoon Leader, A/5-101st, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Executive 
Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3/6 Cavalry Squadron, 
Camp Humphreys, Korea.
   Prior to coming to Jacksonville, Florida, Lieutenant Colonel Pigg 
served at the Pentagon in two assignments: first as the Officer Policy 
Integrator for the Director of Military Personnel Management, Army G-1 
and most recently, as the Women in the Army Branch Chief. In this 
position her team drafted the details of the Army's plans to integrate 
women into combat units.
   She will join her husband Chad Pigg and their young son, Beckam, in 
Atlanta, Georgia, upon relinquishing her duties as Battalion Commander 
on June 3. I send Lieutenant Colonel Pigg my thanks for a job well done 
and a career of service in the United States Army.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask you and Members of the House to join me in 
congratulating Lieutenant Colonel Sharlene Pigg on her hard work and 
dedication to the country during her career in the Army. We wish her, 
her husband Chad, and son Beckam all of the best.

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