[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING COLONEL BRADLEY D. SPACY

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                           HON. STEVE AUSTRIA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 2010

  Mr. AUSTRIA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel 
Bradley D. Spacy, for his outstanding service to our nation and the 
United States Air Force.
  It is an honor to join the people of Ohio's Seventh Congressional 
District in congratulating Colonel Spacy upon his relinquishment of 
command as the Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Air Force Materiel 
Command and Installation Commander, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 
Ohio.
  Colonel Spacy commands one of the largest air base wings in the 
United States Air Force, with more than 5,000 Air Force military, 
civilian, and contractor employees. The wing provides support and 
services to one of the largest, most diverse, and most organizationally 
complex bases in the Air Force including a major acquisition center, 
research and development laboratories, a major command headquarters, an 
airlift wing, and the world's largest military air museum. The base is 
home to more than 27,000 employees and is the largest single site 
employer in the state of Ohio.
  Colonel Spacy developed the Operation Community Warfighter, an 
exercise deployment where community leaders could experience firsthand 
the intense ground operations our men and women in the Air Force face 
during real-world deployments. I can attest also to his solid 
reputation of hard work, dedication, loyalty, honor, courage, and 
pride.
  For his strong dedication of service to our community, I join the 
people of Ohio's Seventh Congressional District in extending our best 
wishes upon his new assignment in Washington, DC, as the Senate liaison 
for the Air Force and wish him ongoing success in all future endeavors 
and in this new capacity. Ooorah!

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