By: Nixon S.R. No. 430 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to honor Major General 1-3 John Franklin Phillips of the United States Air Force for his 1-4 dedicated service to his country throughout his distinguished 1-5 military career; and 1-6 WHEREAS, General Phillips is commander of the Sacramento Air 1-7 Logistics Center at McClellan Air Force Base in California, and in 1-8 the course of his 32-year career in the Armed Forces he has amply 1-9 demonstrated not only his abiding love for his country, but his 1-10 lifelong commitment to excellence in all endeavors; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The son of Obie and Sadie Phillips, he was born in 1-12 Neches and originally went to college to study medicine; a change 1-13 of circumstances led him to pursue a career in the military, and 1-14 upon graduation from officer training school at Lackland Air Force 1-15 Base he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1963; and 1-16 WHEREAS, He went on to earn wings as a navigator, pilot, 1-17 and commercial pilot and was awarded German pilot's wings for 1-18 his service with the 1st German Air Force Squadron at Sheppard 1-19 Air Force Base; and 1-20 WHEREAS, General Phillips served with distinction as an 1-21 instructor navigator from 1967 to 1969 and during that period he 1-22 flew regular combat missions in Vietnam and accumulated more than 1-23 3,000 flying hours; and 2-1 WHEREAS, He later was stationed at Dosham Tapphen Air Base 2-2 in Iran and became one of 20 individuals who were held against 2-3 their will after the nation's shah was deposed in 1979; he was 2-4 held for three weeks before President Jimmy Carter successfully 2-5 negotiated for the group's release in February, 1979; and 2-6 WHEREAS, General Phillips earned a master of science degree 2-7 in logistics management at the Air Force Institute of Technology; 2-8 a recognized leader in his field, he has gone on to serve in 2-9 numerous capacities at military installations throughout the 2-10 nation; and 2-11 WHEREAS, An effective and capable manager, he received a 2-12 series of promotions and went on to serve as vice commander of the 2-13 Logistics Management Systems Center and as commander of the Joint 2-14 Logistics Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base before 2-15 being named to his current post as commander of the Sacramento Air 2-16 Logistics Center in 1993; and 2-17 WHEREAS, In his capacity as the center's chief officer, he 2-18 coordinates efforts to provide worldwide logistics support to a 2-19 number of military aircraft and also oversees the management of 2-20 more than 200 communications systems and eight space systems; the 2-21 center also is responsible for maintaining and repairing entire 2-22 categories of complex military components and flight control 2-23 systems; and 2-24 WHEREAS, He has worked to the benefit of the Lone Star State's 2-25 economy through his successful efforts to site the Air Force's 3-1 Computer-Aided Acquisition Logistics Support program in Palestine 3-2 and in doing so has greatly helped to diversify the region's 3-3 economy; and 3-4 WHEREAS, In recognition of his admirable service throughout his 3-5 career, General Phillips has been honored with numerous decorations 3-6 and awards, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion 3-7 of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, 3-8 the Air Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf 3-9 cluster, to name but a few; he also received the President's Award 3-10 for Excellence in Management for his exceptional efforts in 3-11 tracking the status of allied aircraft in Operation Desert Storm; 3-12 and 3-13 WHEREAS, He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1991, 3-14 becoming the youngest general in the entire Unites States Armed 3-15 Forces; and 3-16 WHEREAS, Throughout his many endeavors, General Phillips has 3-17 enjoyed the love and support of his gracious wife, Blanche, and 3-18 the couple's three fine children, Cheryl, Yulanda, and Ursula; and 3-19 WHEREAS, Through his exceptional military career, educational 3-20 achievements, and community service, General Phillips has 3-21 established himself as an exemplary role model not only for young 3-22 people but for all Americans, and his meritorious service and 3-23 abiding patriotism continue to serve as a source of inspiration to 3-24 all who are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it 3-25 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 4-1 74th Legislature, hereby commend Major General John Franklin Phillips 4-2 for his outstanding service to his country and wish him continued 4-3 success in all his future endeavors; and, be it further 4-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared 4-5 for General Phillips as an expression of highest esteem by the 4-6 Texas Senate. 4-7 ______________________________________ 4-8 President of the Senate 4-9 I hereby certify that the above 4-10 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 4-11 on March 14, 1995. 4-12 ______________________________________ 4-13 Secretary of the Senate 4-14 ______________________________________ 4-15 Member, Texas Senate