[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E953-E954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING UNITED STATES ARMY COLONEL THOMAS TICKNER

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2017

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the service of 
Colonel Thomas Tickner who is coming to the end of his assignment as 
the Chief of the Congressional Budget Liaison for the Secretary of the 
Army.
   Tom is a native of Wayne, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of 
Science degree in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University 
in 1990, his Masters of Civil Engineering Degree from University of 
Colorado at Boulder in 1999, and a Masters of Science in National 
Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School, National Defense 
University in 2013.
   Over the last year, Tom has made significant and lasting 
contributions while liaising with the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees to provide critical resources for Army Warfighters. Tom and 
his liaison team worked closely with every appropriation office in 
Congress; ensuring accountability to Congress and our Nation's 
taxpayers.
   Through 26 years of active duty, Tom has served in a variety of 
tactical, operational, and strategic assignments. In 1989, Tom was 
commissioned a Distinguished Military Graduate through the Army Reserve 
Officer Training Corps. He began his military career in the 326th 
Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) followed by 
an assignment to the 84th Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy), Schofield 
Barracks, Hawaii, where he held company command. Following graduate 
school he served in various assignments with the Sacramento District, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from January 2000 to July 2002, to include 
a deployment to lead the Los Alamos Fire Recovery Office. From June 
2003 to May 2005, Tom served as the Operations Officer and Executive 
Officer for the 52nd Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy), Fort Carson, 
Colorado, where he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. From 
June 2005 to June 2008 he served as an Engineer Branch Assignment 
Officer at the Army's Human Resources Command followed by command at 
the Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from June 2008 
to July 2010. Tom worked as the Military Assistant for the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) from July 2010 to July 2012. After 
graduating from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security 
and Resource Strategy, Tom commanded the Savannah District, U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers from July 2013 to June 2015. Most recently, Tom 
returned from a one-year tour in Afghanistan serving as the Engineer 
Director for the Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan.

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   Mr. Speaker, as Colonel Tom Tickner moves on to a new assignment, he 
leaves behind a legacy of professionalism and friendship. I want to 
extend my thanks for his service and wish him and his family continued 
success in his future endeavors.

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