,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #aa1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,feinstein       
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,,concurrent           
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #geth  
anniversary of ,lockheed ,martin ,skunk 
,works and the significant contributions
 of the ,skunk ,works to the national   
security of the ,united ,states4        
,whereas ,lockheed ,martin is known for 
building many of the finest military    
aircraft in the world2 ,whereas the     
,palmdale1 ,california location of      
,lockheed ,martin is headquarters to the
 ,advanced ,development ,programs group 
of the company1 which is widely known as
 the ,skunk ,works2 ,whereas the name   
the ,skunk ,works-- 7#a7 came from ,li'l
 ,abner1 a satirical comic strip by ,al 
,capp that was immensely popular in the 
#aidjs and #aiejs2  7#b7 in #aidc1 was  

first used in reference to the ,advanced
 ,development ,programs group when the  
,department of the ,navy attempted to   
establish a conference call connection  
and was mistakenly transferred to the   
,,xp-#hj program of the ,advanced       
,development ,programs group1 which due 
to classification could not to be       
identified when the call was answered1  
and a member of the ,advanced           
,development ,programs group instead    
answered the call by saying1 ,skunk     
,works1 in reference to the location of 
the facility next to a malodorous       
plastics factory in ,burbank1           
,california2 and  7#c7 would later      
become the name that is used for the    
,advanced ,development ,programs group  
today1 the ,skunk ,works2 ,whereas the  
founding father of the ,skunk ,works was
 ,clarence ,l4 ,kelly ,johnson2         
,whereas1 in ,june #aidc1 ,kelly        
,johnson and the ,skunk ,works team     
designed and delivered the ,,xp-#hj1    
which became the ,p-#hj1 the very first 

operational fighter jet of the ,united  
,states1 in only #adc days2 ,whereas the
 ,,xp-#hj program set the standard for  
super-secret1 high priority1 rapid      
execution projects performed on a       
minimal budget2 ,whereas1 on ,august #a1
 #aiee1 the ,skunk ,works first flew the
 ,u-#b spy plane with the intention of  
operating over the ,soviet ,union and   
photographing sites of strategic        
interest2 ,whereas the ,u-#b became one 
of the most important intelligence tools
 during the ,cold ,war and continues to 
be a critical intelligence1             
surveillance1 and reconnaissance asset  
for the ,united ,states military2       
,whereas1 in #aifd1 the ,skunk ,works   
first flew the ,,sr-#ga ,blackbird1     
which is the reigning world record      
holder for speed over a straight course 
at #b1aic4afg miles per hour and served 
the ,united ,states ,air ,force from    
#aiff until #aiih2 ,whereas1 in #aifd1  
the ,skunk ,works flew the first-ever   
high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle1  

the ,d-#ba1 which was launched from an  
,,sr-#ga2 ,whereas1 in #aigf1 the ,skunk
 ,works began production of a stealth   
fighter named ,have ,blue1 which went on
 to become the ,f-#aag1 the first       
operational stealth aircraft2 ,whereas1 
during the entirety of the ,cold ,war1  
the ,skunk ,works was located in        
,burbank1 ,california2 ,whereas1 after  
#aihi1 ,lockheed relocated the ,skunk   
,works to ,site #aj at ,united ,states  
,air ,force ,plant #db in ,palmdale1    
,california1 where the ,skunk ,works    
remains in operation today with more    
than #b1gjj employees2 ,whereas the     
,skunk ,works1 in partnership with      
,edwards ,air ,force ,base1 has         
developed and tested aircraft including 
the ,u-#b1 the ,,sr-#ga1 the ,f-#aag1   
the ,,yf-#bb1 and the ,x-#ce1 as well as
 other classified projects1 in ,antelope
 ,valley1 ,california2 ,whereas1 in     
#bjjh1 the ,skunk ,works became the only
 aerospace company ever to receive the  
highest national honor for technological

 achievement1 the ,national ,medal of   
,technology and ,innovation2 ,whereas1  
the ,skunk ,works was awarded a ,collier
 ,trophy1 the most prestigious award in 
aviation in the ,united ,states--  7#a7 
in #aieh1 for the ,f-#ajd2  7#b7 in     
#aifc1 for the ,a-#aa2  7#c7 in #aihi1  
for the ,f-#aag;,a2  7#d7 in #aiih1 for 
the ,u-#b,s_/,,er-#b2  7#e7 in #bjjb1   
for the ,joint ,strike ,fighter         
7,,jsf7_/,x-#ce2  7#f7 in #bjjf1 for the
 ,f-#bb2 and  7#g7 in #bjac1 for the    
,x-#dg;,b2 and ,whereas1 today1 the     
,skunk ,works designs1 develops1 and    
rapidly produces advanced manned and    
unmanned technologies1 serving both     
military and commercial concerns3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 recognizes--  7,a7 the tremendous      
accomplishments of the men and women of 
,lockheed ,martin ,skunk ,works on the  
#geth anniversary of the establishment  
of the ,skunk ,works during ,world ,war 
,,ii2 and  7,b7 the indisputable        
contributions of the aircraft designed1 

developed1 and produced by the ,skunk   
,works to the national security of the  
,united ,states over the last #ge years2
 and  7#b7 encourages continued         
invention1 innovation1 and development  
of advanced technologies by the ,skunk  
,works for the ,united ,states          
,government1 allies of the ,united      
,states1 and commercial partners into   
the foreseeable future4