[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT JUSTIN R. BAYSORE

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2026

  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker. I rise to recognize Senior Master Sergeant 
(SMSgt) Justin R. Baysore upon the auspicious occasion of his 
retirement from the United States Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air 
National Guard. SMSgt Baysore entered the Air Force in 2004, completing 
Basic Training and Security Forces Technical Training at Lackland AFB, 
after which he became the Response Force Leader with the 90th Missile 
Security Forces Squadron in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2006, he served as 
the Entry Controller with the 51st Security Forces Squadron at Osan AB, 
South Korea. He briefly returned stateside, serving as the Installation 
Patrolman with the 88th Security Forces Squadron at Wright-Patterson 
AFB, Ohio, before deploying to the United Arab Emirates as the Security 
Response Team Leader with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces 
Squadron.
  At the end of his active component enlistment in November 2008. SMSgt 
Baysore served with the 193d Special Operations Security Force Squadron 
in Middletown, Pennsylvania, where he served as the Fire Team Leader, 
and deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in 2009 and 2010 as a force 
protection specialist in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he 
ensured the security of a Special Operation Forces compound. During the 
deployment in 2009, he was selected to forward deploy to Fire Base 
Thomas at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, where he provided personnel 
security at an austere location.
  In 2013, SMSgt Baysore transferred to Air Transportation with the 
193d Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron as an Air 
Transportation Specialist. While assigned to the Cargo, Ramp, and 
Passenger Services sections, he handled cargo and passenger processing, 
aircraft on and off-loading operations, fleet service functions, and 
special handling of hazardous materials. In 2019, he deployed to Ali Al 
Salem Air Base, Kuwait, where he was crucial to the redeployment of 
over 75 personnel and 175 short tons of equipment back to the United 
States. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Non-Commissioned 
Officer in Charge of the Air Freight Section of the 193d Air 
Transportation Function.
  SMSgt Baysore has earned a multitude of awards, decorations, and 
recognitions, including--but not limited to: Meritorious Service Medal; 
Air and Space Commendation Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal; and 
Air and Space Achievement Medal (w/1 OLC).
  Just prior to his retirement, SMSgt Baysore served as the Air 
Transportation Function Operations Supervisor with the 193d Special 
Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron in Middletown, Pennsylvania, 
during which he led a 46-member flight overseeing critical cargo, 
passenger, and special handling functions for global air mobility 
operations across the Department of War.
  In his civilian life, SMSgt Baysore enjoys camping at his river lot, 
fishing, and hunting. While he will continue to work as an FMS Program 
Manager with the U.S. Navy, he is retiring to spend more weekends with 
his wife and two sons.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored and privileged to recognize Senior Master 
Sergeant Justin Baysore upon his retirement after more than 21 years of 
uniformed service to our Commonwealth and Nation in uniform. His 
tireless, selfless, dedicated, and honorable service to his fellow 
Airmen and the United States of America, set the standard by which all 
should be judged.

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