[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 117 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E741-E742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF COLONEL NATHAN MOONEY II FROM THE UNITED 
                          STATES ARMED FORCES

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 15, 2022

  Ms. SEWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the exemplary 
service of Colonel Nathan Mooney II, the current chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School of National 
Security, who is retiring from the military on July 15, 2022, after 
more than 30 years of faithful service to the United States Armed 
Forces. Colonel Mooney obtained two bachelor's degrees in management 
and business administration from Troy State University in 1989. He went 
to Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL 
where he earned a master's

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degree in military operational arts and sciences at the Air Command and 
Staff College. Continuing to diversify his education, the Colonel 
received a master's in national resource strategy from the Industrial 
College of the Armed Forces at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, 
D.C., and a master's in human relations from the University of 
Oklahoma.
  Beginning his career in the military as a Second Lieutenant in 1989, 
Colonel Mooney quickly moved up the ranks, becoming a First Lieutenant 
by 1991 and a Captain by 1993. Assuming the positions of Major in 2001 
and Lieutenant Colonel in 2006, he has dutifully served as Colonel for 
the past 11 years.
  Throughout his extensive career, Colonel Mooney has held a variety of 
logistics positions at the wing level and has extensive staff 
experience at the major command level, Headquarters Air Force and Joint 
Staff Levels, including Assistant Director of Global Logistics Strategy 
at the Pentagon, Director of Operations and Logistics Alaskan Command 
Headquarters and Senior Operations Manager at Luke Air Force Base. 
Before assuming his current position as Department Chair and Assistant 
Professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., 
Colonel Mooney served as the Vice President of Logistics and 
Engineering and Force Protection Air Force Space Command Headquarters 
at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. In this position, he led a 100-
member logistics and engineering team and spearheaded the policy and 
guidance for a 9 billion space lift and satellite program, which 
supported 38,000 space professionals and 130 space systems located at 
over 100 sites worldwide.
  Using his plethora of leadership experience from his previous roles, 
Colonel Mooney now serves our country in a different way in his role as 
an assistant professor at the National Defense University. He has 
remained dedicated to preparing his students for success following 
graduation teaching graduate-level courses to 300 high-performing 
senior military officers, international fellows, and Department of 
Defense and Agency civilians annually.
  As the Deputy Director, he led military and civilian personnel 
responsible for the maintenance and lifecycle sustainment of 130 space 
and cyber systems through the executing a $1.5B Weapon System 
Sustainment budget. He oversaw the programming and policy 
implementation for the command's $23B physical plants, which includes 
29 million square feet of facilities, seven major installations and two 
coastal Space launch ranges. In addition, he directed policy 
development for the command's integrated defense, resource protection 
and physical security activities in support of 2,100 security forces 
members and 20 high priority resources.
  Colonel Mooney's extensive military career has earned him multiple 
awards and decorations throughout the years, including the Legion of 
Merit Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, Southwest Asia Service 
Medal with bronze star, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.
  On a personal note, Nathan is a childhood friend from Selma and a 
dear personal friend who grew up in the same neighborhood as me and my 
brothers. Nathan has always been a smart, focused, and purpose-driven 
individual. Through hard work, natural abilities, faith, and the loving 
support of his wife, Chevette, Nathan has been a valued member of our 
military and a tremendous patriot. Words cannot express how proud I am 
of Nathan and his meritorious service to this nation, and I wish him 
the very best in his future endeavors. We are a safer and more secure 
nation because of his exemplary service.
  On behalf of Alabama's 7th Congressional District and a grateful 
Nation, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the extraordinary 
leadership and service of Colonel Nathan Mooney II and his 
contributions to this Nation as a distinguished member of the United 
States Air Force.

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