[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RICHARD MAC NAMEE

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                          HON. ELISSA SLOTKIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 8, 2021

  Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a member of our 
team who was instrumental in the safe evacuation of Afghan allies and 
partners alike, Mr. Richard Mac Namee.
  Service is ingrained in Mr. Mac Namee's DNA--as a British Army 
officer, his service included the Household Division's Scots Guards as 
well as being an operator and commander in the United Kingdom's Special 
Forces. He's been deployed to numerous locations around the world, 
including extended operational tours of duty in Germany, Northern 
Ireland, and the Middle East during the Operation Desert Storm.
  From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Mac Namee was recalled to military service 
during the U.S. surge in Afghanistan. While the details of his actions 
as part of a Special Operations Task Force remain classified, they were 
conducted in extremely hostile environments and were considered pivotal 
to the success of the campaign being conducted by U.S. and NATO forces. 
For his command of operations in the interests of national, security, 
including being seconded to the U.K.'s Security Service (Ml5), he was 
awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.
  After retiring from the military, Mr. Mac Namee was appointed as an 
associate professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service 
at Texas A&M University. His expertise in counterterrorism, 
counterinsurgency, intelligence operations, covert operations, nuclear 
security and cybersecurity led him to teach graduate classes to 
aspiring national security professionals.
  During our operation to evacuate vulnerable Afghans, Mr. Mac Namee's 
skills to coordinate the logistics of a caravan into the airport and to 
help run a second caravan of buses was instrumental to our success. 
When we were in the thick of it, we relied on his expertise and his 
determination, and only because of both were we able to prevent our 
Afghan allies--and the lives of so many others--from being lost.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Mr. Richard Mac Namee for his 
willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty in our effort to 
evacuate Afghan allies from Kabul and support them in their new life. 
For his grit and determination to get the caravan of buses set up and 
going and for his relentless commitment to the mission until it was 
successfully completed, I submit these words--may they stand as a 
tribute to his dedicated service when the moment called for it most.

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