[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12397-12398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN JAMES T. LOEBLEIN

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a close 
friend of the Senate, CAPT James Loeblein. Over the past three years 
Captain Loeblein has served as the director of the Navy Senate liaison 
office.
  Since Captain Loeblein arrived on the Senate deck he has escorted 37 
codels to 42 countries. In addition to his travels, Captain Loeblein 
led his team of sailors with the highest degree of professionalism in 
support of every Member of the U.S. Senate.
  Throughout his time serving in the Senate liaison office, I got to 
know Jim. Captain Loeblein is a native of Salisbury, NC. Jim received 
his commission as an ensign after he graduated from the U.S. Naval 
Academy, Annapolis, MD, in May 1985. He went on to graduate from the 
Naval War College, Newport, RI, in 1997.
  He has served as the executive officer aboard the USS John S. McCain, 
DDG 56. Captain Loeblein has also led sailors on multiple deployments 
commanding two strike group deployments and served as the sea combat 
commander for the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group all in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
  Under Captain Loeblein's leadership and sharp instincts, his team has 
been instrumental in supporting the Senate's legislative responsibility 
to provide our sailors with the resources they

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need to carry out their mission. The Senate and our Nation are indebted 
for his service.
  Next week, Captain Loeblein will officially be promoted to rear 
admiral, lower half. We wish him well as he prepares to take over as 
deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain. 
I want to thank Captain Loeblein for his service and congratulate him 
on this hard earned promotion.

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