[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E895]
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 IN APPRECIATION OF COLONEL JOHN D. FOY FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE UNITED 
                    STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                           HON. MICHAEL WALTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2024

  Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great American and an 
exceptional leader in our U.S. Air Force.
  Colonel John ``JD'' Foy has distinguished himself through his 
professional character and dedication by serving this Nation in 
uniform. For the past two years, Colonel Foy served admirably as the 
Director of Congressional Affairs for U.S. Transportation Command where 
he led his team to plan and execute over one hundred congressional 
engagements between the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command and 
Members of Congress.
  Colonel Foy has had a remarkable twenty-three-year career after 
graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy and commissioning as a 
Second Lieutenant. After graduating with honors from Specialized 
Undergraduate Navigator Training and C-130 Navigator Qualification 
Training, Colonel Foy deployed seven times and accrued over eight 
hundred combat hours, earning the Air Medal six times in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. In 2010, he won the U.S. Air Force's Cheney Award for 
leading thirty-six Airmen to establish an airfield in Pakistan 
providing aid and relief to over 20 million flood victims. From 2018 to 
2020, as a Squadron Commander in Japan, he led over three hundred 
maintainers and aerial porters to support over twelve thousand missions 
throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
  Later, the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command selected Colonel 
Foy to serve as her Director of Legislative Affairs after graduating 
U.S. Marine Corps War College. As the primary liaison between Members 
of Congress, our staffs, committees, and U.S. Transportation Command, 
Colonel Foy communicated the commander's legislative priorities and 
ensured appropriations for three sealift vessels valued at $300 million 
into the Ready Reserve Force and enrollment of the first ten tankers 
into the Tanker Security Program. Colonel Foy also led the charge in 
coordinating the commander's support for appropriations of a digital 
U.S. Coast Guard credentialling system that will drastically improve 
accountability of our U.S. merchant mariners.
  Mr. Speaker, next month Colonel Foy will assume command of the 621st 
Contingency Response Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New 
Jersey. It has been a great pleasure to work with Colonel Foy during 
his time representing U.S. Transportation Command on Capitol Hill. On 
behalf of our grateful Nation, it is my honor to recognize the selfless 
service and sacrifice of Colonel Foy and his wife, Natacha. I wish them 
the very best as they continue their journey in our U.S. Air Force. 
They have dedicated their lives to the service of our great Nation.
  Together, We Deliver.