[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO RETIRING GENERAL LANCE W. LORD

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 2006

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to recognize 
the long and distinguished career of General Lance W. Lord. General 
Lord is retiring after serving in our nation's Air Force with 
distinction for over 37 years.
  General Lord received a Bachelor of Science in education from 
Otterbein College in Ohio, where he entered the Reserve Officer 
Training Corps Program. He earned a Master's degree in industrial 
management from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. He also 
attended the Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, 
and the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base.
  After entering the Air Force in 1969, General Lord served four years 
of Minuteman II ICBM alert duty. He was the Director of the Ground-
Launched Cruise Missile Program Management Office in West Germany and 
he was the Commander of two ICBM wings in Wyoming and North Dakota. At 
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California he commanded a space wing 
responsible for satellite launch and ballistic missile test launch 
operations. He led Air Force Education as the Commander of Air 
University at Maxwell Air Force Base and was the Assistant Vice Chief 
of Staff for the Headquarters U.S. Air Force. Since 2002, General Lord 
has been the Commander of the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air 
Force Base in Colorado, where he has been responsible for the 
development, acquisition, and operation of the Air Force's space and 
missile systems.
  General Lord has earned numerous decorations and badges for his 
outstanding efforts in the military. These decorations and badges 
include a Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, a Meritorious 
Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, an Air Force Commendation Medal, 
an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster, an Air Force 
Organizational Excellence with two oak leaf clusters, a Combat 
Readiness Medal, and a National Defense Service Medal with two bronze 
stars. He also has received many honors, including the Secretary of the 
Air Force Leadership Award from Air War College at Maxwell Air Force 
Base, the General Jimmy Doolittle Fellow Award from the Air Force 
Association, and the Space Champion Award from the National Defense 
Industrial Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the Members of the House will join me in paying 
tribute to General Lance W. Lord for his exceptional service to the 
United States and will wish him and his family all the best in the days 
ahead.

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