[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL AIDA ``TERRI'' BORRAS

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                         HON. CHRISSY HOULAHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2026

  Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brigadier 
General Aida ``Terri'' Borras on her retirement from the U.S. Army. 
Brigadier General Borras' forty-one year career has been characterized 
by exceptionally meritorious service while serving in positions of 
increasing responsibility, culminating as the Assistant Deputy Chief of 
Staff (Intelligence) for Headquarters Department of the Army G2. Born 
in Puerto Rico and raised in New York, Brigadier General Borras' 
distinguished service has impacted the lives of countless Soldiers and 
their families.
  Borras enlisted in the Army in 1985. During her enlisted career, she 
served as an intelligence Soldier in the Combined Field Army (Republic 
of Korea-U.S.), the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), the 1st 
Special Operations Command (Airborne), the Special Forces Command 
(Airborne), and participated in combat operations during Operation Just 
Cause. In 1992, she was selected for the Army's Green to Gold Program 
and graduated two years later from The George Washington University and 
received her commission as a second lieutenant in the Military 
Intelligence Corps in 1994.
  Her command assignments include: Platoon Leader, Delta Company, 629th 
Military Intelligence Battalion (CEWI), Maryland National Guard; 
Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, INSCOM 
Support Battalion (Provisional); Battalion Commander, Army Reserve 
Element at the 1st Information Operations Command (Land); Battalion 
Commander, North Central Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center; 
Brigade Commander, Army Reserve Operational Activity; Commanding 
General, Military Intelligence Readiness Command; and Deputy Commanding 
General, Southern European Task Force Africa.
  Staff assignments include: Intelligence Watch Officer, Joint Analysis 
Center; Joint Information Operations Planner on the Multinational 
Force--Iraq staff during Operation Iraqi Freedom; Director, Army 
Reserve G-39 (Cyber and Information Operations Directorate) on the 
Office of the Chief, Army Reserve; and Director, Commander's Action 
Group for the Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command.
  I thank Terri for her distinguished service, and her professionalism 
and passion for service in every role she has filled throughout her 
prestigious career. Part of what makes the U.S. military the greatest 
in the world is that servicemembers like Terri voluntarily dedicate 
their lives to serve and sacrifice for this country. I also want to 
thank her husband Patrick and her children, Sean, Liam, Conor, Eion and 
Siannen, for their unwavering support. I wish Terri and her family all 
the best in what I hope to be a restful and enjoyable future.

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