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78S30732 JHS-D
By: Zedler H.R. No. 239
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, It is indeed a privilege to welcome home the members
of the 136th Airlift Wing and to honor these heroic individuals for
their efforts in support of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation
Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
WHEREAS, A component of the Texas Air National Guard, the
136th Airlift Wing is one of three flying units within the Texas Air
National Guard; the unit, which includes some 980 highly trained
personnel, joins active duty forces during wartime and serves the
State of Texas during peacetime; and
WHEREAS, These dedicated men and women have provided vital
airlift support to deployed troops in the Persian Gulf region,
including airland and airdrop delivery of cargo and personnel to
various countries in that region; the wing flies and maintains
eight C-130H aircraft, an all-purpose vehicle, cargo, and personnel
transport; and
WHEREAS, The 136th Airlift Wing recently exceeded 150,000
flying hours without a Class A mishap, an achievement that dates
back to 1965; despite logging 6,000 flight hours over the past
year--double the normal annual number of hours--the unit has flown
more than 2,100 sorties without a maintenance cancellation; and
WHEREAS, The men and women of our armed forces truly deserve
our deepest thanks and gratitude for their role in protecting and
preserving the freedoms that we hold dear, and the efforts of the
136th Airlift Wing and the Lone Star State's other military units
are indeed inspirational; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the members of the
136th Airlift Wing for their participation in operations Noble
Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom and honor them for their
continued commitment to protecting the citizens of the United
States of America.