[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 28604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF GENERAL KEVIN P. CHILTON

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 29, 2007

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my gratitude for 
General Kevin P. Chilton's service as Commander of the Air Force Space 
Command at Peterson Air Force Base. During his time there, General 
Chilton commanded over 39,700 professionals responsible for providing 
North American Aerospace Defense command and U.S. Strategic Command 
with combat forces and capabilities. In addition to managing the 
development, acquisition and operation of the Air Force's missile and 
space systems, the General also supervised missile warning and launch 
facilities, satellite command and control, and America's 
intercontinental ballistic missile force.
  Before coming to AFSPC, General Chilton served as Commander, 8th Air 
Force, and Joint Functional Component Commander for Space and Global 
Strike, U.S. Strategic Command. General Chilton, who graduated from the 
United States Air Force Academy in 1976, is a Guggenheim Fellow with a 
Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Columbia University. 
After graduating from U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School in 1984 with the 
Liethen-Tittle Award for top graduate, General Chilton conducted 
weapons testing in models of F-4 and F-15. In 1987 he entered the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration where he served as Deputy 
Program Manager for Operations for the International Space Station 
Program and flew on 3 space shuttle missions.
  A capable leader, General Chilton has served on the Air Force Space 
Command Staff, the Joint Staff, the Air Staff and was the Commander of 
the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. His distinguished career has been marked 
by numerous awards including the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense 
Superior Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying 
Cross, and NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
  I wish to offer my sincere appreciation to General Chilton for his 
dedicated service to our nation and his contributions to Air Force 
Space Command.

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