[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING SERVICE OF MSGT JOSHUA UPTON

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                          HON. VICKY HARTZLER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 2022

  Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Master 
Sgt. Joshua Upton, crew chief with the 131st Aircraft Maintenance 
Squadron. He has recently been selected as the 131st Bomb Wing's 
Maintainer of the Year.
  Master Sgt. Joshua Upton has distinguished himself as an essential 
leader in the B-2 mission, providing both hard work and high 
performance while stationed and deployed. He was awarded with an 
incentive flight in a B-2 Spirit bomber on January 9th. Sgt. Upton's 
leadership as an aircraft-dedicated crew chief has led to the execution 
of 18 sorties and 145.9 flying hours in support of 16 higher 
headquarters missions.
  Aircraft mechanics are essential to the maintenance, safety, and 
success of our Armed Forces. Without their long hours of hard work and 
commitment to detail, these sorties would not be possible. Mechanical 
teams and their crew chiefs work each day around the clock to ensure 
constant readiness for military aircraft that are vital to our national 
defense. Our adversaries never rest and neither do our aircraft 
maintenance squadrons.
  It is a great honor that I recognize the dedicated service of Master 
Sgt. Joshua Upton. His steadfast leadership and continuous devotion to 
each mission are part of what make our military the best in the world. 
I am proud of his accomplishment and his team of aircraft maintenance 
technicians for earning this recognition. Please join me in 
congratulating him for his dedicated service to our Nation.

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