[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING COLONEL K. ``CHAD'' MIXON ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS GARRISON 
                       COMMANDER OF FORT LIBERTY

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2024

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Mixon 
on his appointment as Garrison Commander of Fort Liberty.
  Colonel K. ``Chad'' Mixon began his military career in 1993 as an 
enlisted infantryman at Fort Bragg, NC. Now known as Fort Liberty, it 
is the home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces and is the 
world's largest military installation. Colonel Mixon's more than 30-
year career in the United States Army includes commissions within North 
Carolina and would extend to positions at both Fort McPherson, Georgia, 
and Fort Polk, Louisiana.
  I am honored to recognize Colonel Mixon's accomplishments and am 
forever grateful for the service of the men and women throughout the 
United States Armed Forces. Colonel Mixon would return to Fort Liberty, 
North Carolina in April of 2010 as a Supply and Services Troop 
Commander, Squadron Operations Officer and Squadron Executive Officer 
in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He served as Logistics 
Operations Officer in the Deputy Chief of Staff at Headquarters, Forces 
Command and would be appointed as the 307th BSB Battalion Commander in 
2016 before transitioning to the Joint Special Operations Command as 
the J4 Chief of Operations.
  Over the course of 12 years Colonel Mixon would deploy in seven 
overseas operations including three deployments in Iraq and two in 
Kuwait. Colonel Mixon has been extensively decorated and awarded for 
his military contributions. His diverse military endeavors extend to 
the Carolinas Collegiate Institutes, serving as a Transportation 
Officer through the Campbell University Army ROTC Program as well as a 
Professor of Military Science at the University of South Carolina. 
Colonel Mixon's devotion to his country and our great state is beyond 
admirable and is accomplished through the support of his wife, 
Charlotte, and two sons, Chase and Cole. His appointment is well 
deserved, and I look forward to celebrating his future success.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in congratulating Colonel K. 
``Chad'' Mixon and thanking him for immense diligence and dedication in 
his service.

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