[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING MILITARY SERVICE OF COLONEL A. DERRICK 
                DYKES ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. AUSTIN SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2014

  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to 
Hawkinsville, Georgia's own Colonel A. Derrick Dykes, United States Air 
Force for his extraordinary dedication to duty and selfless service to 
the United States of America. Colonel Dykes will soon retire from his 
present assignment as the Assistant Deputy Director of Requirements, 
Air Combat Command, United States Air Force, Langley Air Force Base, 
Langley, Virginia and return to the great state of Georgia.
  Colonel Dykes was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the United 
States Air Force upon graduation from the United States Air Force 
Academy in 1989. He is a command instructor and evaluator pilot with 
over 5,200 hours flying United States Air Force aircraft, of which 
nearly 1,200 are combat or combat support hours.
  Colonel Dykes has served in a variety of command and leadership 
positions, all with distinction. He was Commander, 330th Combat 
Training Squadron; Deputy Commander, 116th Operations Group; and Acting 
Vice Wing Commander, 116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, GA. Colonel 
Dykes served as the Chief, Command and Control Weapons System Teams 
Requirement Division; and Chief, Command & Control, Intelligence, 
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Requirements Division, Headquarters Air 
Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA. He served as the Director of Staff and 
Host Nation Liaison Officer, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest 
Asia as well as Chief, 116th Operations Group Standards and Evaluations 
and Chief Wing Readiness and Inspections, 116th Air Control Wing; 
Assistant Director of Operations, 128th Airborne Command and Control 
Squadron, Robins AFB, GA; Chief C2ISR Assignments and Deputy Chief 
Mobility/C2ISR/SOF/HELO/CEA Assignments Branch, Headquarters Air Force 
Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, TX. Colonel Dykes was the Chief of 
Squadron Safety for the 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 
Robins AFB, GA, and the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker 
AFB, OK, as well as a Replacement Training Unit instructor/evaluator 
pilot for the 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK. 
Colonel Dykes is currently the Assistant Deputy Director of 
Requirements, Air Combat Command, United States Air Force.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure today to recognize Colonel Dykes' long 
and decorated career. On behalf of a grateful nation, I commend Colonel 
Dykes for his dedicated service to the United States of America. I also 
wish to recognize the sacrifices and contributions made by Colonel 
Dykes' wife Lisa and his sons, Caleb, Tanner, and Justin, as well as 
his parents Vickie and Alton, all who have sacrificed and supported 
this American hero. We are a nation truly indebted to Colonel Dykes and 
his family, as well as to all who have served and continue to serve and 
give so much to defend our American values and liberties. I extend my 
best wishes to Colonel Dykes and his family on the occasion of his 
retirement.

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