[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22199]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMENDING NATALIE WILSON CRAWFORD

 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, today it is my pleasure to 
commend Mrs. Natalie Wilson Crawford for her service to the Nation and 
to the U.S. Air Force.
  Mrs. Crawford is an internationally recognized expert on air and 
space power who has been at the California-based RAND Corporation since 
1964. For the past 9 years she has held the position of vice president, 
RAND Corporation, and director of Project AIR FORCE, one of the 
principal research divisions of this famous think tank.
  For 60 years, Project AIR FORCE, originally called Project RAND, has 
provided independent and objective analysis on issues of major concern 
to the U.S. Air Force. During her tenure as its director, Mrs. Crawford 
built and sustained an outstanding research team, expanded the research 
agenda, and further cemented RAND's strategic relationship with the Air 
Force's senior leaders.
  Among her many honors, Mrs. Crawford has twice been awarded the Air 
Force's Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. In 2003, she 
received both the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Air Force 
Analytic Community and the Lieutenant General Glenn Kent Leadership 
Award.
  In October 2006, Mrs. Crawford stepped down from her administrative 
roles in Project AIR FORCE, but she will continue to act as a senior 
advisor to RAND's chief executive officer and as a senior mentor on the 
USAF Scientific Advisory Board, where she has served since 1988.
  It is my pleasure and privilege to thank Natalie Crawford for her 
extraordinary contributions to preserving America's national security. 
The dedication and energy she has shown in her four-decade career 
demonstrate the highest ideals of service and commitment.

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