Bill Text: TX HCR18 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the delivery of the final C-130J Super Hercules to Dyess Air Force Base.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-19 - Signed by the Governor [HCR18 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR18-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 18 |
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WHEREAS, The men and women of Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene | ||
are celebrating the completion of their fleet of C-130J Super | ||
Hercules aircraft with the delivery of the final airplane on July | ||
25, 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, The C-130 military transport aircraft is the | ||
versatile workhorse of the American military, capable of landing | ||
and taking off on unprepared runways; first put into service in | ||
1957, generations of these airplanes have since been deployed | ||
around the world transporting troops and cargo to combat zones, | ||
evacuating the wounded, delivering medical supplies and food during | ||
natural disasters, fighting wildfires, and performing search and | ||
rescue operations, among other tasks; and | ||
WHEREAS, On February 8, 1961, the 64th Troop Carrier Wing was | ||
activated at Dyess Air Force Base, initiating a half-century | ||
tradition of providing support to America's defenders all around | ||
the globe; early versions of the C-130 from the base responded to | ||
the Cuban Missile Crisis and delivered supplies to Distant Early | ||
Warning radar sites in the Arctic; later models of the plane from | ||
Dyess have flown missions under fire to Vietnam, Grenada, and | ||
Bosnia; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, the torch has been passed to the | ||
516th Tactical Airlift Wing, the 463rd Airlift Wing, the 7th Wing, | ||
and, most recently, the 317th Airlift Group; more than 17,000 | ||
aircrew and maintenance personnel have kept the planes flying over | ||
the years, and between December 2003 and March 2013, Dyess C-130s | ||
were deployed for 3,378 consecutive days in support of operations | ||
in Afghanistan and Iraq, flying more than 95,000 hours and 57,000 | ||
sorties; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dyess personnel and aircraft have also provided | ||
invaluable support to many humanitarian missions, supplying famine | ||
relief in Mali, delivering cholera vaccine in the Sudan, airlifting | ||
refugees to safety in Central America and the Middle East, | ||
providing earthquake assistance to Mexico City, Pakistan, and | ||
Haiti, fighting forest fires in the Rockies, and responding to | ||
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since April 2010, the fleet at Dyess has been | ||
replaced with the latest model, the C-130J Super Hercules, and the | ||
delivery of the 28th and final aircraft represents the moment of | ||
"Fleet Complete," not only for the military and civilian personnel | ||
at Dyess, but also for the leaders and citizens of Abilene, who have | ||
steadfastly supported the base's airmen and airwomen and their | ||
families over the years; and | ||
WHEREAS, For 52 years, Dyess Air Force Base and its C-130s | ||
have played a key role in the nation's defense and provided aid and | ||
comfort to countless people in need, and the receipt of the base's | ||
full complement represents a fitting opportunity to celebrate this | ||
legendary aircraft and the men and women who keep it flying; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the delivery of the final | ||
C-130J Super Hercules to Dyess Air Force Base and extend to the | ||
base's personnel and supporters sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dyess Air Force Base as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
King of Taylor | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was adopted by the House on July | ||
15, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 18 was adopted by the Senate on July | ||
17, 2013, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |