[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EVAN A. KARLIK, USN

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2018

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Lieutenant 
Commander Evan Karlik, United States Navy, on his final day serving as 
a legislative fellow in my Washington, DC office. Evan has played a 
critical role this year supporting my work on the House Armed Service 
Committee and representing the large Navy community in Eastern 
Connecticut.
  As Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Seapower and Projection Forces, I have the high honor of overseeing 
much of our nation's Navy. This year, as our subcommittee considered 
how best to fund important shipbuilding programs, reform Navy career 
paths, and review command and control of naval forces, Evan provided 
important insight and guidance into how our subcommittee could best 
provide the resources and platforms that our Sailors and Marines need 
to achieve mission success.
  Evan has also seized the initiative in a variety of areas beyond 
naval affairs. He spurred a review required by this year's National 
Defense Authorization Act into how the Department of Defense reviews 
and awards imminent danger pay to servicemembers deployed to dangerous 
locations around the world. He has also served as the staff-lead for 
the Friends of Australia Caucus, of which I serve as co-chair, ensuring 
that the ties between our countries remain as strong as ever as we 
celebrated 100 Years of Mateship in 2018.
  Evan is leaving Congress but he isn't going far. His next assignment 
will take him just across the river to support rolling out the Navy's 
fleet of F-35 fifth-generation fighter aircraft. On his final day here 
in Congress, I wish LCDR Karlik the best of luck in his new role, fair 
winds, and following seas.

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