[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 67 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT COLONEL THOMAS J. JENKINS UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 25, 2022

  Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I'm honored to recognize Lieutenant Colonel 
(Lt Col) Thomas J. Jenkins upon the auspicious occasion of his 
retirement upon more than twenty years of tireless service to the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America.
  Lt Col Jenkins distinguished himself in the performance of 
outstanding service while assigned to the 193d Special Operations 
Squadron. During this period, he served as the pilot section supervisor 
and flight commander, managing over sixty (60) aviators' combat 
readiness, and recruited twenty-nine (29) rated officers, enhancing the 
group's longevity. Additionally, he excelled through aircraft 
commander, instructor, and evaluator pilot upgrades in minimum time, 
and actively trained and evaluated special operations pilots--ensuring 
the safety and effectiveness of flying operations.
  Throughout his career, Colonel Jenkins compiled over four thousand 
total flight hours in the MC-130W, AC-130W, C-130E/H, and EC-130J 
airframes. He flew eight hundred (800) hours as an instructor pilot, 
and totaled over seven hundred (700) career combat sorties, fifteen 
hundred (1500) combat hours, and forty-four (44) combat support 
sorties. He deployed and served as an aircraft commander, director of 
operations, and an expeditionary squadron commander on the EC-130J 
Commando Solo in support of operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom's 
Sentinel.
  Colonel Jenkins' professionalism, expertise, and dynamic leadership 
contributed immeasurably to the overall mission effectiveness of the 
193d Special Operations Group. The singularly distinctive 
accomplishments of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Jenkins culminate a 
distinguished career in the service of our Country and reflect great 
credit upon himself, the Air National Guard, and the United States Air 
Force. I wish him Godspeed as he embarks on his next adventure.

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