[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 202 (Wednesday, December 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8475-S8476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUSIE DUNHAM

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Lt. Col. Susie 
Dunham on her distinguished 22-year career of dedicated service to the 
Air Force and Air National Guard. Lieutenant Colonel Dunham served as 
the lead liaison for the National Guard Bureau appropriations and 
expertly managed engagements with Senate and House Appropriations 
Committees.
  She facilitated seamless communication between military leadership 
and the U.S. Congress while directly managing correspondence with over 
90 congressional offices in the House of Representatives. As the 
National Guard's primary point of contact for House Appropriators and 
Budget Committee

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Members, Lieutenant Colonel Dunham oversaw a diverse portfolio of Air 
and Army National Guard priorities, coordinating across the National 
Guard Bureau joint staff, as well as ANG and ARNG staffs.
  Commissioned into the Air Force in 2003 after graduating from the 
University of Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel Dunham earned both Top 
Graduate and Top Academic Awards from Undergraduate Air Battle Manager 
Training. She then served in the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control 
System Unit at Tinker Air Force Base, OK. She accumulated over 2,000 E-
3 flying hours, including 580 combat hours during Operations Enduring 
Freedom/Iraqi Freedom. She also gained 200 hours on the MU-2 and served 
as both an instructor and evaluator air battle manager.
  As an Air National Guardsman, she defended the National Capitol 
Region Special Flight Rules Area and prosecuted hundreds of tracks of 
interest in support of Operation Noble Eagle. During this time, she 
served as a tactical coordinator, air defense liaison officer for NCR 
rotary wing operations, air weapons officer, instructor, evaluator, and 
chief of training at the Joint Air Defense Operation Center and 
National Capitol Region Coordination Center.
  Lieutenant Colonel Susie Dunham exemplified selfless service to our 
Nation during her 22-year career in the Air Force and Air National 
Guard. I ask the Senate to join me in celebrating her extraordinary 
career and enduring legacy.

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