[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO COMMANDER CADE KEENAN

 Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
recognize Commander Cade Keenan of the Missouri Air National Guard.
  Cade Keenan, of Great Bend, KS, was recently named commander of the 
139th Operations Support Squadron, 139th Airlift Wing, of the Missouri 
Air National Guard in St. Joseph, MO. In this role, Commander Keenan 
will lead 46 full-time instructor pilots, navigators, flight engineers, 
loadmasters, and other support staff of the 139th Airlift Wing.
  Commander Keenan has served our Nation faithfully, with his first 
deployment being to Uzbekistan in support of Operation Enduring 
Freedom, as well as regularly deploying throughout southwest Asia 
between 2003 and 2020. An expert in infrared weapons and defense 
systems, he instructed crews from across the USAF, USMC, and 10 partner 
countries in combat tactics for the C-130, C-17, C-160, and C-235 
aircraft. As a command pilot, Commander Keenan has 4,764 hours in 
military aircraft, with 852 of those hours being in combat.
  Commander Keenan has earned a certificate in electo-optical and 
infrared applications from the Georgia Tech Research Institute, a 
master of business administration from Colorado State University, and a 
bachelor of science in industrial engineering from Kansas State 
University. He has also graduated from the USAF Advanced Instrument and 
USAF Weapons schools. Commander Keenan's extensive experience, wide 
breadth of knowledge on U.S. Air Force operations, and his impressive 
academic achievements give me great confidence in his ability to lead 
the 139th Operations Support Squadron. He will certainly make his 
country, the State of Kansas, and his community proud.
  I now ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Commander Cade 
Keenan for his recent promotion, as well as thank him for his dedicated 
service to our Nation.

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