[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MAJOR GENERAL MELISSA COBURN FOR HER SERVICE TO THE 22ND 
                               AIR FORCE

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                         HON. BARRY LOUDERMILK

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 4, 2025

  Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Major General 
Melissa Coburn for her service to the 22nd Air Force at Dobbins Air 
Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia.
  Major General Coburn commissioned through the United States Air Force 
Academy in 1992 and served eleven years on active duty, before 
transitioning to the Air Force Reserve in February 2003. During her 
service, Major General Coburn has more than 6,000 flight hours in the 
T-37, T-38, C-141B, C-123, KC-135, C-17A, C-40, C-130H/J, including 279 
combat hours in support of operations in Hungary, Iraq, and 
Afghanistan.
  Major General Coburn has been a close partner in improving our 
Nation's tactical air mobility operations capability through 
recapitalization of the Air Force Reserve's C-130 inventory. She has 
heavily invested in servicemember quality of life improvements 
throughout her command, especially at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. With 
more than 12,000 Reserve Airmen and 59 unit-equipped aircraft, her 
leadership of the 22nd Air Force has directly contributed to our 
Nation's security through aerial spray, fire suppression, weather 
reconnaissance, tactical airlift and airdrop and aeromedical 
evacuation.
  As Major General Coburn continues her service to the United States 
upon her departure from Dobbins Air Reserve Base and the 22nd Air 
Force, it has been a pleasure working closely with her to benefit our 
servicemembers. I congratulate Major General Coburn on her Change of 
Command and look forward to working with her again soon in the years to 
come.

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