[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11883-11884]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL JEFF SEVERS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I would like to recognize the professional 
dedication, vision, and public service of Lieutenant Colonel Jeff 
Severs who is leaving the Air Force Legislative Liaison Office for 
assignment as the program manager for the Wind Corrected Munitions 
Dispenser Program at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. It is a privilege 
for me to recognize the many outstanding achievements he has provided 
for the Senate, the Air Force, and our great Nation.
  Lieutenant Colonel Severs has served our country with distinction for 
nearly 14 years. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 
1985, he embarked on his Air Force Career with a training assignment at 
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He subsequently completed tours of 
duty at McClellan Air Force Base, California; Wright-Patterson Air 
Force Base, Ohio; Los Angeles Air Force Base, California; and back 
again to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In each of his Air Force 
assignments, Lieutenant Colonel Severs' performance has been 
outstanding.

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  Lieutenant Colonel Severs began his tour on Capitol Hill as a 
legislative fellow assigned to the office of my esteemed colleague from 
Oklahoma, Senator Jim Inhofe. During this assignment, he worked on the 
fiscal year 1998 Defense authorization bill. After his assignment with 
Senator Inhofe, Lieutenant Colonel Severs was reassigned to the Air 
Force Office of Legislative Liaison in the Pentagon.
  Initially, he was responsible for acquisition and logistics issues 
and was responsible for preparing the Secretary of the Air Force and 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force for posture testimony. He was then 
selected to be the Executive Officer to the Director of Air Force 
Legislative Liaison followed shortly thereafter by his reassignment as 
Deputy Chief of the Air Force Senate Liaison Office.
  Lieutenant Colonel Severs has earned the respect and trust of many of 
my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. His professional abilities 
and expertise enabled him to foster excellent working relationships 
that have served the Air Force and the Senate exceptionally well. As a 
liaison officer in the Senate, Lieutenant Colonel Severs has provided 
members and staff with informative and timely support regarding Air 
Force plans, programs, and constituent casework. His efforts have 
contributed greatly to maintaining the best trained, best equipped, and 
best prepared Air Force in the world.
  Mr. President, Jeff Severs, his wife, Gay, and children, Hugh and 
Brooke, have made many sacrifices during his 14-year Air Force career. 
He continues to serve with a dedication and enthusiasm seen only in our 
Nation's best and brightest. He is a great credit to the Air Force and 
the country, and his efforts on behalf of members and staff of the 
Senate will be greatly missed. As he now departs for new challenges at 
Eglin Air Force Base, I call upon my colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle to recognize his service to the Senate and wish him well in his 
new assignment.

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