[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT SAMUEL L. JOHNSON

 Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I wish to recognize and pay 
tribute to CMSAF Samuel L. Johnson on the occasion of his retirement 
from the U.S. Air Force.
  Chief Johnson has given much to this Nation through his dedicated and 
selfless service. His Air Force career started in the great State of 
Georgia on December 21, 1984, following his graduation from Echols 
County High School near Statenville. When Chief Johnson began his 
career, he got exactly what he asked for--the ability to see the world. 
His first assignment took him to the United Kingdom, where he laid the 
foundation for a tremendous career as a security policeman. His career 
would take him to the ICBM fields of Wyoming, followed by his first 
tour in the Republic of Korea. Chief Johnson would end up in the United 
Kingdom once again, then to the Emerald Coast of Florida, followed by 
his first tour in Texas. He would spend a couple of years in our 
Nation's Capital before heading back to Korea. He would then return to 
the States, landing himself his first tour in south Georgia. Long from 
ending his travels, Chief Johnson would take one more assignment to 
Texas, followed by a year in Qatar. Finally, Chief Johnson landed back 
in south Georgia for his second assignment there, which would be his 
last assignment in the Air Force. During his career, along with all of 
the aforementioned permanent duty station changes, Chief Johnson 
deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 
Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New 
Dawn. Chief Johnson sewed on his final stripe, earning him a spot in 
the top 1 percent of all enlisted members of the military allowed by 
law, on September 1, 2009.
  Chief Johnson is the recipient of the following major medals and 
decorations for his service and accomplishments: two Bronze Star 
Medals, five Meritorious Service Medals, four Air Force Commendation 
Medals, four Air Force Achievement Medals, the Air Force Combat Action 
Medal, the Air Force Combat Readiness Medal, the National Defense 
Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia 
Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, 
the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Korean Defense 
Service Medal, and the NATO Medal.
  Throughout his distinguished career he has represented our country 
and the Air Force with dignity and honor. On behalf of the Senate and 
the United States of America, I thank CMSAF Samuel L. Johnson for his 
service and sacrifices over the past 30 years. I wish him Godspeed and 
continued happiness as he starts a new chapter in his life.

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