[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16472]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL HAYES ON HIS RETIREMENT AS 
  MANAGING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MILITARY AND FEDERAL AFFAIRS, MARYLAND 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 24, 2017

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I'm proud that Maryland is home to some of 
the finest military installations in the country, where our nation's 
most dedicated service-members and civilian defense employees work to 
keep our country safe. Over the last eighteen years, they and their 
families and the communities that support our installations have had an 
outstanding advocate in Brigadier General Michael Hayes USMC (Ret.). 
Since August, 1999, after his retirement from a distinguished career as 
a decorated Marine Corps officer, Mike has led the State of Maryland's 
Office of Military and Federal Affairs as its first Director.
  Under Mike's leadership, the Office of Military and Federal Affairs 
and the Maryland Military Installation Council have overseen efforts to 
bring community, academic, and military--as well as federal, state, and 
local--resources together to promote regional development and economic 
growth. I've had the pleasure of working closely with him over the 
years to ensure that Fifth District military installations--Patuxent 
River, Webster Field, and Indian Head--can continue to grow, serve our 
national defense, and bring jobs and opportunities to surrounding 
communities. Mike has played a pivotal role in these efforts, which 
have earned him accolades, including being named one of two national 
`Public Officials of the Year' by the Association of Defense 
Communities (ADC) in 2007 and becoming a member of the ADC Board of 
Directors in 2011.
  Mike's service to the State of Maryland caps a long career as a 
Marine officer. He served on active duty during the Vietnam War, 
commanding artillery batteries during two tours. Later, he went on to 
command Marine units based in the United States, Japan, and Panama 
before serving as Chief of Staff to the II Marine Expeditionary Force 
during Operation Desert Storm. Following his return home, Mike served 
as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Facilities and Services at the 
Marine Corps headquarters before his retirement from thirty-three years 
of commissioned service in 1999.
  A native of Wisconsin, Mike obtained his B.S. in Economics from the 
University of Wisconsin, and he holds degrees as well from the Naval 
War College and the National War College. I hope all of my colleagues 
will join me in thanking Mike for his long career of service to our 
nation and to the State of Maryland. I wish him and his wife Barbara, 
as well as their two children and three grandchildren, all the best.

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