[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE KESSELRING NAVAL PROPULSION SITE IN WEST MILTON, NY FOR 
    RECEIVING THE TOWN HERITAGE AWARD ON THEIR 70TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2019

  Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Kesselring 
Naval Propulsion Site in West Milton, NY for receiving the Town 
Heritage Award on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
  The Kesselring Naval Propulsion Site was founded in 1948 and began 
operations in 1955. Previously known as the West Milton site, it was 
renamed the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site in 1968. Despite being 
established to serve as a testing location for liquid-metal cooled 
power breeder reactors, the site's focus changed to the testing of 
propulsion plants through the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Over 
the next four decades, several generations of power plants were 
successfully tested at Kesselring before being deployed onto submarines 
like the USS Ohio.
  Today, the Kesselring Naval Propulsion Site serves as a training site 
for Nuclear Reactor Operators. Kesselring allows for trainees to have a 
hands-on experience to better prepare them for operating these complex 
systems. Kesselring has trained over 50,000 sailors since 1955.
  On behalf of New York's 21st congressional district, I want to join 
The Saratoga County History Roundtable in honoring the Kesselring Naval 
Propulsion site and the Town of Milton on this historic occasion. I 
also want to thank the leadership team at Kesselring and the service 
members who have trained there for their dedicated service. I look 
forward to the continued success of the Kesselring Naval Propulsion 
site training future generations of sailors and submariners.

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