[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING J. GARY PENNETT UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE MISSILE 
                             DEFENSE AGENCY

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                           HON. TULSI GABBARD

                               of hawaii

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2018

  Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, from the very first day at the U.S. Air 
Force Academy and throughout one's service in the U.S. Air Force, you 
learn about how to live the Air Force values: integrity first, service 
before self, and strive for excellence. J. Gary Pennett did his best to 
live these values, and has gone above and beyond in answering the call 
to serve throughout his more than four decades of military and public 
service.
   Throughout his life, J. Gary Pennett has served in the United States 
Air Force, in the Department of Defense, and in his current role at the 
Missile Defense Agency. As Director of Operations at the Missile 
Defense Agency, Pennett utilized his people-first approach as the chief 
architect of recruiting, hiring a diverse, professional, and highly-
skilled workforce. Even in the face of extreme budget uncertainty, 
government furloughs, shutdowns, and declining budgets, Pennett has 
found opportunity and success in the most trying circumstances--
ensuring that his Agency delivers on its promise to defend our nation.
   I thank Mr. J. Gary Pennett for his service to the people of Hawai'i 
and our country, and congratulate him as he closes this chapter in his 
career of service performed to the highest standards. We wish him well 
as he begins the next. Aloha.

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