[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E327-E328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE 488TH INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. ZACHARY NUNN

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2024

  Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 50th 
anniversary of the 488th Intelligence Squadron at RAF Mildenhall.
  Through 50 years of peace and conflict, the ``Bats'' of the 488th 
have delivered time-sensitive intelligence to warfighters and 
decisionmakers through their superb execution of RC-135 intelligence 
operations, and in recent years have participated in such Operations as 
Atlantic Resolve, Inherent Resolve, and more. The Bats represent the 
cutting-edge of U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
efforts in the EUCOM theater of operations, driving allied 
interoperability with the United Kingdom's RC-135 program, leading 
analytic integration efforts with new NATO countries, and ultimately 
rising to the occasion following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 
providing critical intelligence and overwatch for senior United States 
diplomatic and defense leaders.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking the ``Bats'' for their 
dedication and selfless service to keep our country safe, and to 
congratulate them on this monumental anniversary.

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