[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20344]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 362--RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF THE LOS ANGELES-CLASS 
   ATTACK SUBMARINE THE USS ``JACKSONVILLE'' AND THE CREW OF THE USS 
 ``JACKSONVILLE'', WHO SERVED THE UNITED STATES WITH VALOR AND BRAVERY

  Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 362

       Whereas the USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) is named after 
     Jacksonville, the largest and most populous city in Florida, 
     and is the first ship to bear that name;
       Whereas the slogan of the city of Jacksonville, Florida, is 
     ``The Bold New City of the South'' and inspired the nickname 
     of the USS Jacksonville, which is ``The Bold One'';
       Whereas, on August 10, 2017, the USS Jacksonville returned 
     to the home port of the USS Jacksonville at Joint Base Pearl 
     Harbor-Hickam in the Western Pacific after 209 days out to 
     sea, thus completing the 15th and final deployment of the USS 
     Jacksonville;
       Whereas, on the last deployment of the USS Jacksonville, 
     the USS Jacksonville steamed more than 48,000 nautical miles 
     while conducting--
       (1) maritime security operations in the areas of operation 
     of the Fifth Fleet and Seventh Fleet of the United States; 
     and
       (2) joint exercises with the Maritime Self-Defense Force of 
     Japan and the navy of the Republic of India;

       Whereas, since the commissioning of the USS Jacksonville on 
     May 16, 1981, the USS Jacksonville has completed 2 around-
     the-world cruises, visited ports on nearly every continent, 
     and completed countless critical missions; and
       Whereas, on September 11, 2001, while the USS Jacksonville 
     was attached to the Enterprise Battle Group, the USS 
     Jacksonville--
       (1) was in the Mediterranean Sea; and
       (2) stayed on-station to provide critical intelligence 
     support as the United States prepared to retaliate in 
     response to the terrorist attacks carried out on that day: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the service of the Los 
     Angeles-class attack submarine the USS Jacksonville and the 
     crew of the USS Jacksonville, who served the United States 
     with valor and bravery.

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