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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1039
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WHEREAS, One of the world's foremost manufacturers of |
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military aircraft, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth is |
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celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1941, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has built |
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a reputation for excellence through exhaustive research and |
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innovative development of high-performance aircraft, and its |
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products have long played an important role in the defense of our |
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nation; and |
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WHEREAS, The newest of the company's fifth-generation |
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fighters, the F-35 Lightning II, is a single-engine, supersonic, |
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multi-role stealth fighter designed to meet the combat |
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requirements of the United States Navy, Air Force, and Marine |
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Corps and multiple international partners; replacing a wide |
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array of aging fighters, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program |
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will perform key national security functions; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 9,000 Texans are employed by Lockheed |
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Martin Aeronautics in its F-35 program; parent company Lockheed |
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Martin Corporation, which operates 76 facilities in Texas, has a |
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workforce of nearly 20,000 in the state, representing |
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approximately $3.8 billion in payroll; in addition, its business |
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operations generate over $2 billion of revenue for nearly 1,400 |
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suppliers in the state, creating more than 55,000 indirect jobs; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplary corporate citizens, Lockheed Martin |
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Aeronautics and the Lockheed Martin Corporation make vital |
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contributions to the economic well-being of the Lone Star State |
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and the prosperity of its citizens, and the F-35 Joint Strike |
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Fighter program continues the company's proud history of |
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military aviation in Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Lockheed Martin Aeronautics on |
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its 70th anniversary and on the success of its F-35 Joint Strike |
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Fighter program and extend to all those associated with the |
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company sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the company as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Nelson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 19, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |