[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING COLONEL MOHAMMED A. ``MO'' KHAN, JR.

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Colonel Mohammed A. 
``Mo'' Khan, Jr., who accepted command of the 341 Operations Group on 
May 20 in a change of command ceremony.
  Colonel Khan is originally from Ronceverte, West Virginia, born 
November 5, 1966. After graduation from California Lutheran University 
in 1988, Colonel Khan received his commission through the University of 
California at Los Angeles Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Over 
the past twenty years, Mo has been promoted from Second Lieutenant to 
the rank of Colonel. Upon accepting command of the 341st OG, Colonel 
Khan stated his three main priorities, which are to do your absolute 
very best at all times; to take care of each other and your families; 
and to give freely of yourself, both on and off base. It is because of 
these values that Mo has advanced so far and received so many 
decorations, including the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak 
Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Combat Readiness Medal 
with Oak Leaf Cluster, and National Defense Service Medal with Star 
Device.
  Early in his Air Force career, Colonel Khan served in a variety of 
positions in a missile combat crew, advancing to squadron, group and 
wing level positions. In 2002, Colonel Khan assumed command of the 
564th Missile Squadron where he led over 200 operations. His extensive 
operations experience led to several positions at the Pentagon in the 
space operations division, where until March of 2008 he held the title 
of director of space operations. Most recently, he was chief of the 
space superiority division before assuming command of the 341st 
Operations Group.
  It is an honor to recognize Colonel Mohammed A. ``Mo'' Khan, Jr.--he 
is a man that represents the best of West Virginia. I would like to 
congratulate him for his invaluable service to the Air Force. I know 
his wife, Lisa, and two children, Mo III and Simeon, are extremely 
proud.

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