[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 27726-27727]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN TRIBUTE TO SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT THOMAS NEWTON ON HIS RETIREMENT 
                    FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

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                          HON. JOHN S. TANNER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 18, 2007

  Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, on the occasion of his retirement from the 
United States Air Force, I want to recognize SMSgt Tom Newton for his 
24 years of dedicated service to our country. In his most recent 
assignment, he serves as the Superintendent, Office of Legislative 
Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force, where he is responsible for Air 
Force legislative matters and facilitating worldwide Congressional 
travel. As you know, Madam Speaker, Sergeant Newton has professionally 
served as your escort for two Congressional delegations this year and a 
dozen other delegation trips around the world since 2004.
  Prior to June 2004, he was the Chief, Workgroup Manager for 
Headquarters Security Forces, Pentagon, responsible to the Director for 
network security, antiterrorism, force protection, and supporting 
Operation Global Eagle. From 1998 to 2001, Sergeant Newton was the 
Information Management Superintendent for the Force Structure, 
Resources, and Assessments (J-8) Directorate, Joint Staff, Pentagon. He 
served as Deputy Executive and facilitated multiple Joint Warfighting 
Capabilities Assessments on behalf of the Director. Prior to January 
1998, he served as Instructor, Information Management Craftsmen Course 
at Keesler AFB in Mississippi, where he earned Master Instructor 
Certification. Sergeant Newton began his illustrious career at the 4th 
Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, where he directly supported the 4404th 
Provisional Wing during Operation Desert Storm/Shield.
  Madam Speaker, I join my colleagues in expressing our sincere 
appreciation to SMSgt Tom Newton for his outstanding service to both 
legislative branches and our United States Air Force. We wish him the 
best as he transitions into a new career. Senior Master Sergeant Newton 
is a true professional and a credit to himself and the United States 
Air Force.

                        CODELs for SMSgt Newton


                                  2004

       CODEL Bilirakis--Athens, Greece/Venice, Italy (7-16 Nov).


                                  2005

       CODEL Shimkus--St. Louis, Missouri (26-28 Jan).
       CODEL Bilirakis--Brussels, Belgium/Paris, France/London, UK 
     (18-28 Feb).
       CODEL King--Vienna, Austria/Aman, Jordan/Tel Aviv, Israel/
     Cairo, Egypt/Rabat, Morocco (30 Jul-7 Aug).
       SPEAKER Hastert--Glasgow, Scotland/Luxembourg (15-20 Sep).


                                  2006

       CODEL Hefley--San Diego, California (25-29 Jan).
       CODEL Hefley--Brussels, Belgium/Paris, France/London, UK 
     (17-28 Feb).
       CODEL Goodlatte--Denver, Colorado/San Angelo, Texas (7-9 
     May).
       CODEL Young--Alaska (29 Jul-6 Aug).

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                                  2007

       SPEAKER Pelosi--Jerusalem, Israel/Damascus, Syria/Riyadh, 
     Saudi Arabia/Lisbon, Portugal (29 Mar-7 Apr).
       CODEL Tanner--Lisbon, Portugal/Tunis, Tunisia/Rabat, 
     Morocco (24 May-3 Jun).
       SPEAKER Pelosi--New Orleans, Louisiana (12-15 Aug).

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