,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#ad1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,supporting the designation of ,april   
#bj1 #bjaf1 as ,cheyenne ,mountain ,day4
  ,whereas1 since #aiff1 ,cheyenne      
,mountain ,air ,force ,station 7in this 
preamble referred to as ,cheyenne       
,mountain7 in ,colorado ,springs1       
,colorado1 has been a synergistic hub   
for tracking security threats worldwide1
 serving as an essential component to   
the defense of ,north ,america and to   
global security2 ,whereas countless     
space and ground sensor data collections
 are synthesized at ,cheyenne ,mountain1
 providing vital information for the key
 threat assessments needed to ensure the
 safety and security of millions of     
people throughout ,north ,america2      
,whereas the #bast ,space ,wing at      

,peterson ,air ,force ,base in ,colorado
 ,springs1 ,colorado1 provides          
operational support and infrastructure  
sustainability2 ,whereas the #gbast     
,mission ,support ,group at ,cheyenne   
,mountain provides dedicated daily      
sustainment to more than #ac mission    
partners performing the national        
security mission inside of the ,cheyenne
 ,mountain ,complex2 ,whereas1 every    
day1 more than #a1jjj military and      
civilian personnel of the ,united       
,states and ,canada1 residing in        
,colorado and working at ,cheyenne      
,mountain1 are ever vigilant in ensuring
 the collective common defense of ,north
 ,america2 ,whereas ,cheyenne ,mountain 
is-- 7#a7 a valuable national security  
asset2  7#b7 seen as one of the greatest
 engineering marvels of its time2 and   
7#c7 relevant both now and in the       
future2  ,whereas ,colorado is proud to 
be a nexus of capabilities that provide 
for the defense of ,north ,america1     
which is critical to global security not

 only today but also in the future2 and 
,whereas ,april #bj1 #bjaf1 is the #ejth
 anniversary of ,cheyenne ,mountain     
achieving full operational capability   
and would be an appropriate date to     
designate as ,cheyenne ,mountain ,day3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of ,april #bj1 #bjaf1 as ,cheyenne      
,mountain ,day2  7#b7 recognizes the    
strategic importance of ,cheyenne       
,mountain ,air ,force ,station to the   
defense of ,north ,america2 and  7#c7   
commends the efforts of the #bast ,space
 ,wing1 the #gbast ,mission ,support    
,group1 and the #a1jjj military and     
civilian personnel of the ,united       
,states and ,canada working at the      
,cheyenne ,mountain ,complex to support 
the collective common defense of ,north 
,america4