[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 149 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING BRIGADIER GENERAL BENJAMIN F. ADAMS III

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                             HON. ANDY BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 7, 2018

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Brigadier General 
Benjamin F. Adams III. He is an exemplary leader who has served our 
nation for forty years in military service.
  General Adams received his commission through the ROTC program at the 
University of Mississippi in 1978. He completed flight school in 1980 
and spent 15 years on active duty with the United States Army. He has 
commanded at the company, battalion, and brigade levels. Active duty 
assignments included the United States Army Aviation Center, Fort 
Rucker, Alabama; the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the 
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, 
Kentucky; Army Reserve Personnel Center, Saint Louis, Missouri; and the 
Combined Forces Land Component Command, Kuwait and Baghdad, Iraq. He 
served as a military technician in the Kentucky National Guard as the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky's State Army Aviation Officer; J1 and Army 
Chief of Staff from September 1999 to November 2012.
  General Adams' most recent service has been as Commander, Land 
Component Command, Kentucky Army National Guard. In this position, he 
served as an assistant and advisor to the Adjutant General of Kentucky. 
He was responsible for manning, training, and equipping a force of over 
8,500 Army and Air Guardsmen.
  Following a career of forty years of service, General Adams is 
retiring from Army service. He will continue to serve as the Kentucky 
Department of Veteran's Affairs Commissioner. His service there is 
valuable to all of Kentucky's many veterans.
  It is my honor today to recognize this extraordinary patriot, 
Brigadier General Benjamin F. Adams, as he retires from Army service. 
His service and his leadership are greatly appreciated.

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