,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ah1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,barber 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 
,mr4 ,pastor of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,franks  
of ,arizona1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services  ,,resolution  ,affirming the 
importance of the ,electronic ,proving  
,ground at ,fort ,huachuca1 ,arizona1 to
 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces and 
national security on its #fjth          
anniversary4  ,whereas ,fort ,huachuca  
is a product of the ,indian ,wars in the
 late #aith century in which ,colonel   
,august ,v4 ,kautz1 commander of the    
,department of ,arizona1 ordered that a 
camp be established in the ,huachuca    
,mountains in ,february #ahgg2 ,whereas 
in #aiac1 the first ,african-,american  
unit1 #ajth ,calvary ,buffalo ,soldiers1
 arrived and remained almost #bj years1 

during which they joined ,general ,john 
,pershing in the #aiaf expedition into  
,mexico and during ,world ,war ,i was   
assigned the mission of guarding the    
,united ,states-,mexico border2 ,whereas
 the legacy of this famous unit was     
honored by naming ,fort ,huachuca's     
testing range the ,buffalo ,soldier     
,electronic ,testing ,range2 ,whereas in
 the #aicjs1 the #beth ,infantry        
,regiment replaced the #ajth ,calvary in
 ,fort ,huachuca and eventually sent up 
to #cj1jjj troops to fight in the       
,european theater of ,world ,war ,,ii2  
,whereas in #aied1 the ,army's ,chief   
,signal ,officer realized the incredibly
 unique environment located at ,fort    
,huachuca for electronic and            
communications equipment testing and    
since then1 the ,electronic ,proving    
,ground has tested many pieces of       
equipment that have enabled and         
strengthened our military in the past   
#fj years2 ,whereas ,southern ,arizona's
 unique geography containing a bowl     

shaped valley enclosed by mountains more
 than #d1jjj feet above sea level offers
 more than #i1jjj square miles of land  
protected and free from outside         
electromagnetic interference which      
provides the best open-air electronic   
test range in the world2 ,whereas       
operations are routinely possible on the
 #gj1jjj acres and #ifd square miles of 
the ,electronic ,proving ,grounds due to
 ,,faa restricted airspace over this    
area2 ,whereas the ,electronic ,proving 
,ground is the ,army's premier          
,c#e;,,isr 7,command1 ,control1         
,communications1 ,computers1            
,intelligence1 ,surveillance and        
,reconnaissance7 validation and         
developmental tester under the ,army    
,test and ,evaluation ,command2 ,whereas
 the mission of the ,electronic ,proving
 ,ground is to plan1 conduct1 and       
analyze the results of technical tests  
for ,c#e;,,isr systems and ,electronic  
,combat and ,electronic ,warfare        
equipment for the ,department of        

,defense1 other ,federal agencies and   
private industry2 ,whereas the pristine 
electromagnetic spectrum around ,fort   
,huachuca's ,electronic ,proving        
,grounds provides the necessary         
environment for the development of a    
myriad of improvised explosive          
device-defeat technologies2 and ,whereas
 over the past decade of testing1 ,fort 
,huachuca and the ,electronic ,proving  
,ground have provided the ,army         
indispensable expertise that resulted in
 technological advances that have saved 
the lives of countless ,united ,states  
warfighters3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes the threats that members
 of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces  
face on the battlefield are changing and
 the enemy will present unique          
challenges that call for proven         
equipment tested at the ,electronic     
,proving ,ground2  7#b7 recognizes and  
supports the missions and long term     
viability of ,fort ,huachuca and its    

,electronic ,proving ,ground2  7#c7     
expresses the importance of real world  
testing at open air ranges of electronic
 equipment in the ,electronic ,proving  
,ground2 and  7#d7 expresses strong     
appreciation to the soldiers and        
civilians1 both past and present1 for   
their #fj years of hard work and        
dedication at the ,electronic ,proving  
,ground and for their service to the    
,united ,states4