[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE PERSONNEL OF EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, 
                                FLORIDA

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Armed 
Services Committee be discharged from consideration of and the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 185, commending the 
personnel of Eglin Air Force Base.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 185) recognizing and commending the 
     personnel of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for their 
     participation and efforts in support of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization's (NATO) Operation Allied Force in the 
     Balkan Region.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the 
resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 185) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 185

       Whereas the personnel of the Air Armament Center at Eglin 
     Air Force Base, Florida, developed and provided many of the 
     munitions, technical orders, expertise, and support equipment 
     utilized by NATO during the Operation Allied Force air 
     campaign;
       Whereas the 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 
     developed at the Air Armament Center was the very first 
     weapon dropped in Operation Allied Force;
       Whereas the Air to Ground 130 (AGM 130) standoff missile, 
     developed at the Air Armament Center, enabled the F-15E 
     Strike Eagle aircrews to standoff approximately 40 nautical 
     miles from targets and attack with very high precision; and
       Whereas the reliable performance of the JDAM and AGM 130 
     enabled the combat air crews to complete bombing missions 
     accurately, effectively, and with reduced risk to crews, 
     resulting in no casualties among NATO air personnel, thereby 
     making these munitions the ordinance favored most by combat 
     air crews: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the men and women of Eglin Air Force Base, 
     Florida, for their contributions to the unqualified success 
     of Operation Allied Force;
       (2) recognizes that the efforts of the men and women of the 
     Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, helped 
     NATO conduct the air war with devastating effect on our 
     adversaries, entirely without American casualties in the air 
     combat operations;
       (3) expresses deep gratitude for the sacrifices made by 
     those men and women and their families in their support of 
     American efforts in Operation Allied Force; and
       (4) commits to maintaining the technological superiority of 
     American air armament as a critical component of our Nation's 
     capability to conduct and prevail in warfare while minimizing 
     casualties.

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