H.R. No. 644

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For nearly three quarters of a century, Naval Air
	Station Corpus Christi has contributed greatly to the strength of
	the U.S. armed forces through its mission to train our nation's
	naval aviators; and
	WHEREAS, In 1938, the U.S. Congress initiated a process to
	create a training facility on Corpus Christi Bay, and on March 12,
	1941, NAS Corpus Christi was commissioned by its first skipper,
	Captain Alva Berhard; the first training flight took place in May of
	that year; and
	WHEREAS, By the end of 1941, 300 cadets a month were being
	trained, and that training rate doubled after the attack on Pearl
	Harbor; future president George H. W. Bush graduated in the third
	training class in 1943, and by the end of the war, more than 35,000
	naval aviators had earned their wings at NAS Corpus Christi, making
	it the largest pilot training facility in the world at the time; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the Chief of Naval Air Training, responsible
	for five air training wings from Texas to Florida, is headquartered
	at the station, and flight training remains its primary mission;
	the four squadrons of Training Air Wing Four instruct 600 new
	aviators a year on the T-34C Mentor trainer and other aircraft
	during a course that lasts 18 months; and
	WHEREAS, NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the Corpus
	Christi Army Depot, the army's largest helicopter overhaul and
	maintenance center, as well as facilities of the U.S. Coast Guard,
	the U.S. Marine Aviation Training Support Group, and the U.S.
	Customs and Border Protection Service, among others; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout its long and proud history, NAS Corpus
	Christi has been one of the cornerstones of our nation's defense,
	providing countless naval aviators with the skills they need to
	defend our liberty; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 25, 2015, as Naval Air
	Station Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
	brave men and women of the station sincere best wishes for continued
	success in their important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for NAS Corpus Christi as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Hunter
	Herrero
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 644 was adopted by the House on February
	25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House