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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Justin Elliott has been |
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appointed as the commander of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds for |
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the 2022-2023 demonstration season; and |
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WHEREAS, The official air demonstration team of the U.S. Air |
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Force, the Thunderbirds unit was first established in 1953, and its |
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crack jet pilots have flown at air shows across the nation and |
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around the world; over the past 68 years, they have performed |
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spectacular aerial maneuvers before millions of people; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Jersey Village, Texas, Justin Elliott |
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majored in mechanical engineering at Yale University, where he was |
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a member of the ROTC; after earning his bachelor's degree in 2005, |
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he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, and he is a |
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2012 graduate of the USAF Weapons School and a 2015 graduate of the |
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USAF Test Pilot School; in the course of his military career, he has |
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logged more than 2,000 hours of flight time and over 255 hours as a |
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combat pilot; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled aviator's air force career has included |
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service as an F-15E operational test pilot at Nellis Air Force Base |
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and as an experimental fighter test pilot at Eglin AFB; he has also |
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held the post of director of operations for the 59th Test and |
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Evaluation Squadron at Nellis, and in January 2020 he became the |
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squadron's commander; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Justin Elliott has greatly |
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benefited the mission of the U.S. Air Force, and he may reflect with |
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pride on his many achievements as he takes on the challenges and |
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opportunities of his exciting new assignment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Justin Elliott |
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on his appointment as the commander of the U.S. Air Force |
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Thunderbirds and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Elliott as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Rosenthal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1759 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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