[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 14 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E74-E75]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       COMMEMORATING THE SERVICE OF MAJOR GENERAL DOUGLAS FARNHAM

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                          HON. JARED F. GOLDEN

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 25, 2024

  Mr. GOLDEN of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my sincerest 
congratulations to Major General Douglas Farnham on his retirement 
following 40 years of service in the United States Air Force. On behalf 
of the people of Maine and our Nation, I thank him for his dedicated 
service, and extend congratulations on his retirement.
  Major General Farnham graduated from the United States Air Force 
Academy in 1984 and began his first assignment as a student in 
undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base. He then served as 
an instructor and flight examiner in the C-21A Learjet and as the 
primary pilot for the Commander of the United States Space Command.
  Major General Farnham joined the Maine Air National Guard in 1991 and 
served in various command and operations positions in the 101st Air 
Refueling Wing in Bangor through 2012. In 2013, he briefly left Bangor 
to deploy to Qatar as United States Central Command Deputy Director of 
Mobility Forces. After his deployment, he returned to Bangor as 
Commander of the 101st Air Refueling Wing from 2012 to 2016.
  In 2016, Major General Farnham was appointed as Adjutant General of 
the Maine National Guard. In this position. he served as Commissioner 
for the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
managing the Maine Army and Air National Guard, Maine Veterans' 
Services, and Maine Emergency Management Agency.

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  Major General Farnham's commitment and dedication to the safety and 
well-being of this country is clear from his dozens of military awards 
and recognitions, including a Legion of Merit, a Meritorious Service 
Medal with two oak leaf clusters, a Combat Readiness medal with two oak 
leaf clusters, and countless others he received throughout his military 
career for his leadership and service to the country.
  It is my honor to congratulate Major General Farnham on his well-
deserved retirement. I thank Major General Farnham for his 40 years of 
dedicated service to our country.

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