[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 178 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL GREGORY A. LUSK

 Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay MG Gregory A. 
Lusk, the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard, for 
his many years of service to the great State of North Carolina.
  Major General Lusk has served as the 40th Adjutant General of the 
North Carolina National Guard with distinction for nearly a decade. 
Major General Lusk's adept leadership over the roughly 11,500 citizen 
soldiers and airmen serving in the North Carolina Army and Air National 
Guard has been prominently displayed during the multiple harrowing 
natural disasters that have struck North Carolina in recent years. In 
2018, Major General Lusk oversaw a massive mobilization of N.C. 
Guardsmen prior to the landfall of Hurricane Florence. During the 
ensuing deployment, 3,400 N.C. Guardsmen assisted local, State, and 
Federal disaster response teams on hundreds dangerous search and rescue 
operations vital missions to provide lifesaving relief to evacuated 
families. In total, more than 1,300 North Carolinians were safely 
evacuated from dangerous floodwaters due to the effective command of 
Major General Lusk and the efforts of the North Carolina National 
Guard.
  The tireless leadership of Major General Lusk has been invaluable 
during the numerous overseas deployments, stateside military exercises, 
and natural disaster responses that the North Carolina National Guard 
has participated in since his appointment to adjutant general in 2010. 
Major General Lusk's contribution to advancing the overall readiness 
and operational capabilities of the North Carolina National Guard has 
been critical in maintaining an effective and resilient Reserve Force. 
Through operations including Inherent Resolve, Enduring Freedom, and 
Freedom's Sentinel, as well as during the Hurricanes Irene, Matthew, 
Florence, and Dorian, Major General Lusk has ensured that the men and 
women of the Guard had the utmost preparation and training for every 
mission that they embarked on.
  Major General Lusk has selflessly served the state of North Carolina 
and our Nation for almost 40 years. Following his commissioning through 
the Reserve Officer Training Program at North Carolina State University 
in 1982, Major General Lusk was stationed throughout the State and 
around the world as he rose from a second lieutenant to a major 
general. Major General Lusk was mobilized twice to Iraq as both an 
executive officer and a commander of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat 
Team, commanding 4,000 North Carolina Guardsmen in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom.
  As a U.S. Senator, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
and a North Carolinian, I am pleased to congratulate Major General 
Gregory Lusk on his retirement, for his impressive career of military 
service and steadfast commitment to our country.

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