[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    HONORING LT. COL. COURTNEY KILUK

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2022

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the exemplary 
service of Lieutenant Colonel Courtney Kiluk as an Army Congressional 
Fellow and Army Legislative Liaison. Lieutenant Colonel Kiluk is 
transitioning from her current assignment to taking command of the Army 
Aviation Battalion-Japan.
  A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Lieutenant Colonel Kiluk was 
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Aviation from the Purdue 
University ROTC program. She also earned a Master's Degree in 
Organizational Business and Security Management from Webster 
University, and a Master's Degree in Legislative Affairs from George 
Washington University.
  Lieutenant Colonel Kiluk has served in a broad range of assignments 
during her 18 years as an Army officer, including Platoon Leader at 
Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia; Company Commander at Fort 
Belvoir, Virginia, Korea and Hickam Army Airfield, Hawaii; Brigade 
Executive Officer at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Legislative Liaison in 
Washington, D.C. She also has served two combat deployments in Iraq and 
one combat tour in Afghanistan.
  I have had the privilege of working directly with Lieutenant Colonel 
Kiluk, first as a fellow in my Capitol Hill office from 2017 until 
2018. Her professionalism, performance and commitment to the mission, 
as both a fellow and liaison, are in keeping with the highest 
traditions of military service and made a lasting impression to both 
Members and staff of the United States Congress. Throughout her career, 
Lieutenant Colonel Kiluk has positively impacted soldiers, peers and 
superiors alike.
  On a personal level, I have had the honor of also meeting Lieutenant 
Colonel Kiluk's family, who, as with all American military families, 
share her selfless commitment to our country. I thank her husband, 
Josh, as well as her children, Andrew and Luke, for their sacrifices 
made in supporting her service to our country,
  Madam Speaker, it has been a genuine pleasure to have worked with 
Lieutenant Colonel Kiluk since the second session of the 113th 
Congress. Our country has benefited from her extraordinary leadership, 
judgment and passion for the Army profession. It is with great 
appreciation that I recognize and commend Lieutenant Colonel Kiluk for 
her service to our country and wish her all the best as she continues 
her service in the United States Army.

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