[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE SERVICE OF MAJOR BENJAMIN JONES

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2024

  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and honor Major 
Benjamin Jones' impressive record of service to our country. Ben was 
born in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended high school at Clayton 
High School in North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State 
University and received his commission as an Armor Officer through 
Officer Candidate School in 2010.
  Major Jones has served on active duty for just over ten years. He has 
served as a Reconnaissance Platoon Leader within 25th Infantry Division 
in Hawaii. He commanded two Cavalry Troops within 1st Armored Division 
in Texas. After command, he served as an exercise planner for Joint 
Modernization Command, within Army Futures Command. He also has an 
operational deployment to Kuwait in 2017 as a Troop Commander. Prior to 
his current assignment in the Army House Liaison Division as a 
Legislative Liaison, Major Jones served as the Defense Fellow/Military 
Legislative Liaison for Representative Filemon Vela of Texas' 34th 
Congressional District.
  As a Legislative Liaison, Ben was the face of the Army for 435 
members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with direct influence 
over 10 states spanning 85 individual members. Ben built, promoted, and 
facilitated lines of communication between Congress and the Army that 
were instrumental in maintaining the relationship between the executive 
and legislative branches. Through his ability to clearly define the 
Army's message and help navigate the needs of Congress to provide 
essential oversight requirements, Ben has had a lasting and outsized 
impact on the government and the nation's ability to respond to global 
threats, ensure the military modernizes, and maintains readiness at the 
highest level.
  In June, Major Jones will be attending the National Intelligence 
University as he continues his career as a strategic intelligence 
officer continuing his post graduate studies and continues to honorably 
serve our great Nation. I wish Ben, his wife Lauren, and his two 
children Colin and Harper, the best of luck in their future endeavors 
and their continued dedication to this great country.

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