,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,benishek 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,dingell1 
,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan1 ,mrs4 ,miller
 of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 ,mr4   
,levin1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan1    
,mr4 ,rogers of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,kildee1
 ,mr4 ,walberg1 and ,mr4 ,camp7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,,resolution          
,recognizing the centennial of ,camp    
,grayling ,joint ,maneuver ,training    
,center in the ,state of ,michigan4     
,whereas ,camp ,grayling ,joint         
,maneuver ,training ,center in the      
,state of ,michigan was established by  
an act of the ,michigan ,legislature on 
,may #b1 #aiac1 with an initial grant of
 land from ,grayling timber             
industrialist ,rasmus ,hanson2 ,whereas 
,camp ,grayling is the largest ,national
 ,guard training facility in the ,united
 ,states1 spanning #adg1jjj acres of    

training land2 ,whereas ,camp ,grayling 
provides over #bjj full-time jobs to    
,michigan residents and generates over  
#bj million annually in local economic  
impact2 ,whereas ,camp ,grayling        
annually trains over #aj1jjj members of 
,national ,guard units from ,michigan1  
,indiana1 ,illinois1 and ,ohio and      
members of regular and ,reserve units of
 the ,army1 ,navy1 ,marine ,corps1 ,air 
,force1 and ,coast ,guard2 ,whereas over
 #ajj law enforcement agencies train at 
,camp ,grayling as part of the ,northern
 ,michigan ,law ,enforcement ,training  
,group2 ,whereas units of the ,canadian 
,armed ,forces train at ,camp ,grayling1
 and ,camp ,grayling is also used by    
visiting ,armed ,forces from ,latvia1   
the ,united ,kingdom1 ,hungary1 and     
,serbia2 ,whereas ,camp ,grayling served
 as the pre-mobilization training site  
for thousands of members of the ,armed  
,forces who participated in ,operation  
,desert ,shield1 ,operation ,desert     
,storm1 ,operation ,noble ,eagle1       

,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 and         
,operation ,enduring ,freedom2 ,whereas 
,camp ,grayling has received recognition
 and numerous awards at the local1      
,state1 and national level for its      
environmental stewardship1 including the
 guardianship of two federally protected
 species found on installation training 
lands2 ,whereas ,camp ,grayling         
facilities and ranges are able to       
support a full spectrum of virtual and  
digital military training activities1   
from individual weapons qualification to
 complex armor1 artillery1 urban        
assault1 counter-,,ied1 and close air   
support operations2 and ,whereas since  
the attacks on ,september #aa1 #bjja1   
hundreds of thousands of members of the 
,national ,guard1 many of whom received 
training at ,camp ,grayling1 have been  
called upon by their ,states and the    
,federal ,government to provide security
 at home and combat terrorism abroad3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 thanks the 

civilians and members of the ,national  
,guard who have staffed and maintained  
,camp ,grayling ,joint ,maneuver        
,training ,center in the ,state of      
,michigan for their service and unique  
contribution to the security of the     
,united ,states2  7#b7 honors and       
supports the compassionate1 courageous1 
and dedicated members of the ,national  
,guard who serve a critical role in     
protecting the ,united ,states and its  
citizens' freedoms and treasured        
liberties2 and  7#c7 congratulates ,camp
 ,grayling for #ajj years of sterling   
service4