[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1536-E1537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MR. MARK HASKETT

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2018

  Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the service 
of Deputy Assistant Director Mark Haskett on the occasion of his 
retirement from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Deputy 
Assistant Director Haskett has honored our country with 42 years of 
professional service, first as a United States Marine, and then as a 
member of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, reflecting his 
enduring commitment to the wellbeing of our nation.
  Before his career in public service began, Mr. Haskett grew up in the 
small town of Union, Michigan and graduated from Constantine High 
School in 1972. After five years of education and work experience, Mr. 
Haskett enlisted in the Marine Corps, reporting to Marine Corps Recruit 
Depot San Diego on August 1, 1977. He served as a field wireman at 
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, attaining the rank of sergeant before 
his selection for the Enlisted Commissioning Program. On July 1, 1979, 
Mr. Haskett was commissioned a second lieutenant, and assigned the 
military occupation specialty of Combat Engineer Officer. Ultimately 
reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, Mr. Haskett held many posts 
over his 27-year Marine Corps career from Deputy Camp Commander at Camp 
Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, to Director of Installations and Logistics 
for the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Barstow, California. During his 
Headquarters Marine Corps tour, he demonstrated his capability, proving 
instrumental in fielding the Assault Breacher Vehicle which saw combat 
service.
  In 2004, Mr. Haskett retired from the Marine Corps and was hired by 
the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. In his service as Deputy 
Assistant Director, he administered internal security programs and 
provided facility and support for special agents and professional staff 
operating from nearly two hundred facilities.
  Mr. Haskett proved his determination and leadership as an 
instrumental NCIS principal involved in the 2005 Base Realignment and 
Closure decision to move the Agency's headquarters from the Washington 
Navy Yard to Marine Corps Base Quantico in Stafford County, Virginia in 
order to collocate it with four other defense investigative partner 
agencies. The 719,000 square foot Russell-Knox Building was designed 
and built for this purpose, and the collocation took place during the 
summer of 2011.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in recognizing Deputy Assistant 
Director Mark Haskett's lifetime of accomplishment and dedication. An 
admirable example of leadership and service, and a proud and 
outstanding member of our community, may God bless Mr. Haskett and his 
family as they begin a new chapter in life. On behalf of America's 
First District, we say thank you.

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