[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22976]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         TRIBUTE TO COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT VICKIE ORCUTT

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 3, 2007

  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, it has been brought to my attention that 
Command CMSgt Vicki Orcutt of Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, 
MO, has retired after 29 years of service.
  Command Chief Master Sergeant Orcutt joined the Air Force in the mid-
1970s. In her current role, she advises the Wing Commander on matters 
related to the health, morale, and welfare of the enlisted force and on 
matters related to the proper training, equipment, and utilization of 
enlisted personnel. Throughout the entire Air Force there are 138 
Command Chief Master Sergeant positions. Only nine are women.
  In her early years, Command Chief Master Sergeant Orcutt obtained a 
degree in Human Resources. She is now considering a teaching job and 
hopes to stay in Lafayette County, MO, her current home.
  Madam Speaker, Command Chief Master Sergeant Orcutt has been a 
valuable asset to Whiteman Air Force Base and the entire Nation. She 
has helped to shape the future of the Air Force through her dedicated 
service of 29 years. I know that the Members of the House will join me 
in paying tribute to Chief Master Sergeant Orcutt.

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