[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING NAVY REAR ADMIRAL BUTCH DOLLAGA

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Rear Admiral Butch 
Dollaga for his outstanding service to our country and congratulate him 
on his recent promotion in the United States Navy.
   As the Director of the Navy Budget Congressional Liaison Office for 
the past two years, Rear Admiral Dollaga has made significant and 
lasting contributions while working closely with me, the Defense 
Appropriations Subcommittee, and across Capitol Hill to provide 
critical resources for our Navy's warfighters. He and his outstanding 
staff have worked tirelessly to ensure operational effectiveness at 
home and overseas.
   Rear Admiral Dollaga's promotion was earned from a career of 
accomplishments and experience. He began his military career after 
graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1990. Since then, he 
has served in an impressive variety of operational and staff 
assignments, completing numerous deployments overseas on both fast-
attack and fleet ballistic missile submarines. His first command tour 
was the USS Charlotte, SSN 766, homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 
While Captain of a Los Angeles-class submarine, he led 110 sailors in 
the completion of a Western Pacific Deployment. Prior to his current 
assignment, Rear Admiral Dollaga completed a second command tour as 
Commodore of Submarine Development Squadron Twelve in Groton, 
Connecticut where he was in charge of nine fast-attack submarines along 
with leading the tactical development of the U.S. Submarine Force. In 
recognizing these outstanding achievements, we must acknowledge the 
contributions of Rear Admiral Dollaga's family. Long and frequent 
separations are a way of life for sailors, and it takes a very special 
kind of family to endure the many hardships deployments and operational 
commitments present. For that, we owe his wife, Lani, and their family 
our deepest gratitude.
   As Rear Admiral Dollaga moves on to his new assignment as the 
Commander of the Undersea Warfighting Development Center, he leaves 
behind a legacy of distinguished service and professionalism. I want to 
extend my thanks for his exceptional service and wish him and his 
family fair winds and following seas.

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