H. Res. 1585: Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California

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H. Res. 1585: Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California was introduced on July 30, 2010 by Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA10):

H.RES.1585 — Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency… (Introduced in House – IH)

HRES 1585 IH

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. RES. 1585

Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 30, 2010

Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. GIFFORDS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HERGER, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. BACA, Ms. HARMAN, and Mr. MCNERNEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

RESOLUTION

Honoring and recognizing the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California.

Whereas the base originally named Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, the `Gateway to the Pacific’, was renamed Travis Air Force Base in 1951;

Whereas Team Travis includes the 14,800 active duty, reservists, and civilians of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, the 615th Contingency Response Wing, and their families;

Whereas the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the Air Force’s largest air mobility organization, significantly contributed to the defense of our Nation during World War II, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom;

Whereas, after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Team Travis played major roles in providing airlift, air refueling, and aero medical evacuation in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, flying 99,692 hours for Operation Iraqi Freedom and 62,158 hours for Operation Enduring Freedom;

Whereas in January 2009, Travis aircrews from the 60th Air Mobility Wing and 349th Air Mobility Wing supported humanitarian aid operations in the Darfur region of Sudan;

Whereas the 615th Contingency Response Wing, one of two Air Force Contingency Response Wings, facilitated airlift efforts from Rwanda in support of the Rwandan peacekeeping mission;

Whereas, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, Team Travis conducted the first humanitarian missions, providing search and rescue personnel, medical experts and supplies, and 82,600 pounds of cargo in support of the Haitian Relief Effort; and

Whereas the 60th Air Mobility Wing and Team Travis valiantly fulfill its motto of being `America’s First Choice’, for true global reach: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

(1) honors and recognizes the exemplary service and sacrifice of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the 349th Air Mobility Wing, the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and the 615th Contingency Response Wing civilians and families serving at Travis Air Force Base, California;

(2) offers condolences to the families of the brave men and women of Team Travis who have lost their lives in defense of the United States; and

(3) commends the actions of private citizens and organizations in the Travis Air Force Base community for their steadfast support of members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.