[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         PAYING TRIBUTE TO U.S. ARMY COLONEL RICHARD E. CROGAN

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 17, 2012

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the 
accomplishments of U.S. Army Colonel Richard E. Crogan. His dedication 
to soldiers as a leader, warrior, and innovator has had a profound and 
lasting effect on United States Army Aviation. As the Commander for the 
Aviation Center Logistics Command (ACLC), COL Crogan supported an Army 
at war by providing maintenance, sustainment and logistics support and 
proficient U.S. and Allied Aviation Officers.
  COL Crogan was responsible for oversight and quality assurance on the 
largest aviation service support contract in the U.S. Army. He was 
tasked with maintaining 587 rotary wing aircraft, providing over 500 
launches every day to support an ever increasing need for army 
aviation. COL Crogan was personally responsible for providing the 
aircraft required to professionally train aviators and provide the 
Army's next generation of great warriors. Aviation maintenance is an 
expensive proposition and COL Crogan's innovative leadership and 
creative solutions have shown a total cost savings during his command 
of more than $750,000,000.
  COL Crogan's great leadership contributed significantly to the 
elimination of the flight training backlog at Fort Rucker which reduced 
the time aviators spent training from 22 months to 12 months. Aviators 
will now report to their units ten months earlier to begin missions and 
the Army will see enormous cost savings in a time of fiscal reduction. 
COL Crogan raises the bar for those around him, as demonstrated by ACLC 
winning the Army Chief of Staff Supply Excellence Award in 2011.
  Therefore Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me in honoring 
Colonel Richard E. Crogan's exceptional service, dedication and 
devotion to duty, leadership, and professional competency. He 
exemplifies the fine tradition of military service and reflects great 
credit upon himself, the Department of the Army, and the United States 
of America. May he know that his nation is greatly appreciative of his 
dedication and wishes him the best in all his future endeavors.

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