[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1891]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   CONGRATULATING COLONEL SANDY BEST

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Colonel Sandy 
Best, who will become the very first female general in the Minnesota 
National Guard, first in history with her promotion to Brigadier 
General next week.
  Best will command the Air National Guard units in Minnesota, 
including the 133rd Airlift Wing at the Minneapolis-St. Paul 
International Airport and the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth.
  Colonel Best has served admirably as Director of Strategic Relations 
and also as Director of Government Relations for the Minnesota National 
Guard and her promotion is well deserved.
  Colonel Best will continue to play a critical role in helping to keep 
our country safe and secure, and will act as a leader to our military 
men and women in Minnesota.
  Not only that, but this historic event is a welcome precedent for our 
other Minnesota National Guard members, as I am sure many other women 
will rise in ranks following in her footsteps.
  I look forward to working with Colonel Best--now General Best in the 
future--as she continues to make Minnesota Air National Guard among the 
best in the country.

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