[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24634-24635]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF HANCEL PORTERFIELD

 Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate Mr. 
Hancel Porterfield on his retirement from Federal service on September 
30, 2007, as the Corrosion Prevention and Control Program Manager for 
the Marine Corps. Hank, as he is known, along

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with a handful of staff, has been instrumental in giving new direction 
and cohesion to the Marine Corps' efforts to combat corrosion. Since 
being hired as the first Program Manager for USMC CPAC, Mr. Porterfield 
has been instrumental in completely changing the direction of CPAC from 
a study program administered by the Naval Surface Warfare Command, 
NSWC, to a program serving the warfighter at the Marine Expeditionary 
Force, MEF, level.
  Not only has Mr. Porterfield created a full service program with a 
workforce of 95 people from Camp Lejeune to Okinawa in just 3\1/2\ 
years, Mr. Porterfield also established a research and development arm 
to examine new products, procedures, and methods for reducing 
corrosion. Recently, I had occasion to participate in a ribbon-cutting 
ceremony for a U.S. Marines Corps corrosion prevention and control 
complex in Kaneohe Bay, HI, and had the privilege of meeting Mr. 
Porterfield in person. I was impressed by his dedication to duty and 
his service and leadership in launching the USMC CPAC Program.
  I would like to express my deepest appreciation and warmest aloha to 
Mr. Porterfield. In government we all hope one person can make a 
difference. I think Mr. Porterfield is one person who has made a 
difference and leaves behind a legacy of success. Best wishes Hank for 
a long and enjoyable retirement.

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