[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 82 (Friday, May 1, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E418-E419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING LIEUTENANT CAMERON McCORD

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 1, 2020

  Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Lieutenant Cameron McCord for his faithful service to our 
country as an esteemed member of the Navy's Office of Legislative 
Affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives. In this capacity, 
Lieutenant McCord facilitated interaction between the Department of the 
Navy and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. These 
engagements included, but were not limited to, formal responses to 
congressional inquiries, counsel to Members and staff, and execution of 
congressional and staff delegations. These interactions were pivotal in 
providing Members and staff a greater understanding of the issues 
facing our Navy and its sailors.
  I am particularly proud to note that Lieutenant McCord planned and 
executed CODEL Panetta to the U.S. Africa Command area of 
responsibility to examine aspects of U.S. Special Operations Force and 
partner nation operations in North and West Africa. He coordinated and 
facilitated movement across six countries and three continents for 
seven individuals. I am forever grateful for his leadership, 
persistence, and support of CODEL Panetta.
  Lieutenant McCord's distinguished career began after commissioning in 
the U.S. Navy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His first 
assignment was in Charleston, SC, where he entered the Nuclear Power 
School and Nuclear Power Training Unit. After completing the Submarine 
Officer Basic Course in Groton, CT, McCord reported to the USS Helena 
(SSN 725) in 2015, where he served as the Chemistry and Radiological 
Controls Assistant, Information Technology Officer, Antiterrorism 
Officer, and the Assistant Weapons Officer. McCord stood both Junior 
Officer of the Deck and Officer of the Deck on a dynamic EUCOM 
deployment from 2016 to 2017, completing multiple missions vital to 
national security.
  McCord holds a Navy Commendation Medal, two Navy Achievement Medals, 
and has served on a team onboard USS Helena that has earned two Navy 
``E'' Ribbons, amongst other personal and unit awards.
  Madam Speaker, I commend and thank Lieutenant Cameron McCord on his 
service to

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the United States of America, the House of Representatives, and my 
office. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in recognizing him today.

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