[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF CAM MARTIN

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                          HON. KEVIN McCARTHY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2018

  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
individual, Mr. J. Campbell ``Cam'' Martin, in recognition of his 
retirement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA). After four decades of Federal service, Cam recently retired 
from NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, 
California.
  Cam earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Logistics from 
Pennsylvania State University. Later, he received a Master of Arts & 
Administrative Sciences from George Washington University. A longtime 
patriot and public servant, Cam served in the United States Navy before 
beginning his career with NASA Langley Research Center in 1988. While 
at Langley, he received the NASA Group Achievement Award for the 
Airborne Wind Shear Flight Operations Campaign foreshadowing a long and 
fruitful career. In 1994, NASA Armstrong, formerly NASA Dryden Flight 
Research Center, was fortunate to gain Cam as Chief of the Office of 
External Affairs, and he has remained an integral member of the 
Armstrong community.
  Cam distinguished himself as a man who truly loved what he did, and 
he never failed to inspire an interest in aeronautical science with 
those who worked with him. It was this passion that drove Cam to 
advocate for years to change the name of the Dryden Flight Research 
Center to the Armstrong Flight Research Center. Cam knew better than 
most of Neil Armstrong's legacy as a test pilot at the Center from 1955 
to 1962, and through his great effort and collaboration with NASA and 
our community, the site was renamed in 2014 after the first person to 
walk on the Moon.
  As Armstrong's Legislative Affairs liaison, Cam has served as an 
incredible resource on all things space and science-related, always 
underscoring why NASA's mission is worthy of support. Usually soft-
spoken, whenever Cam started to extol the great work being done at 
Armstrong, I could hear the excitement and passion rise in his voice. 
He never engaged in hyperbole--he never had to since the work at 
Armstrong is truly amazing. During Cam's tenure at Armstrong, NASA and 
Lockheed Martin made significant progress on the Quiet Supersonic 
Technology X-Plane (QUESST), a program designed to quiet the sound of a 
sonic boom and offer the world the promise of commercial supersonic air 
travel. Among Cam's other achievements at NASA Armstrong was his 
successful advocacy for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared 
Astronomy (SOFIA) program, which still flies to this day and provides 
incredible science. During the fatal test flight crash of SpaceShip Two 
on October 31, 2014, Cam provided on-scene contingency communications 
support throughout the day directly to the chief executive of Mojave 
Air and Space Port, who described those contributions as providing 
``calm presence'' and having ``professional brilliance.'' Additionally, 
Cam has routinely served as a member of my Service Academy Panel, 
offering his expertise as a former Navy man to advise me on my annual 
appointments to the United States Service Academies.
  Cam Martin's career at Armstrong will be remembered for his passion 
and energy, his aviator sunglasses, leather fighter pilot jacket, and 
of course his classic Mustang. I am grateful to be able to count him as 
a friend, and while he will no longer be working at Armstrong, I know 
that Cam will continue to advocate for space, science, technology, and, 
most importantly the first ``A'' in NASA-aeronautics.
  After many years of service to our nation, I know that Cam looks 
forward to spending more time with his wife, Susi, and his children, 
Scott and Skye. Cam will be missed at NASA, but I salute his dedication 
to his field and country. I wish him the best as he begins this new 
chapter of his life.

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