,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#b 7legislative day1 ,december #a71     
#bjag ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,blunt7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the #fbnd anniversary of the dedication 
of ,whiteman ,air ,force ,base4         
,whereas1 #gj years ago1 the ,national  
,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjja et seq471 signed into law by      
,president ,harry ,s4 ,truman1          
established the ,department of the ,air 
,force as an executive department and   
established the ,united ,states ,air    
,force under the ,department of the ,air
 ,force2 ,whereas1 at ,pearl ,harbor1   
,hawaii1 on ,december #g1 #aida1 during 
the attack on ,bellows ,field1 ,second  
,lieutenant ,george ,allison ,whiteman  
reached his aircraft1 but while         
attempting take off1 ,second ,lieutenant
 ,whiteman's ,p-#dj ,warhawk was        

attacked by enemy fighters and crashed1 
fatally injuring ,second ,lieutenant    
,whiteman2 ,whereas1 in #aidb1 the site 
where ,whiteman ,air ,force ,base 7in   
this preamble referred to as ,whiteman  
,,afb7 currently exists was established 
as ,sedalia ,glider ,base1 and ,sedalia 
,army ,air ,field was later established 
at that site to train ,waco glider      
pilots for combat missions during ,world
 ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas1 in #aiea1 that    
site was reopened as ,sedalia ,air      
,force ,base and1 beginning in #aieb1   
housed the #cdjth ,bombardment ,wing1   
which was assigned the newest aircraft  
systems of the time1 including the      
,b-#dg ,stratojet1 which was the first  
all-jet bomber1 and the ,,kc-#ig1 which 
is an aerial refueling tanker2 ,whereas1
 on ,december #c1 #aiee1 ,sedalia ,air  
,force ,base was dedicated as ,whiteman 
,,afb1 in memory of ,sedalia-native     
,second ,lieutenant ,george ,allison    
,whiteman1 one of the first airmen      
killed in ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas    

,whiteman ,,afb developed and matured   
alongside ,united ,states ,air ,force   
capabilities and necessities1           
transitioning from a bomber base to the 
chosen location for the fourth          
,minuteman intercontinental ballistic   
missile wing and the home of the #ceast 
,strategic ,missile ,wing2 ,whereas     
,whiteman ,,afb assisted in paving the  
way for a fully integrated ,united      
,states ,air ,force1 with the #ceast    
,strategic ,missile ,wing fielding the  
first female ,minuteman crew and the    
first gender-integrated ,minuteman crew2
 ,whereas the #ejith ,bomb ,wing is     
stationed at ,whiteman ,,afb1 operates a
 ,b-#b ,spirit stealth bomber1 and is   
able to deploy from ,missouri to engage 
adversaries of the ,united ,states      
anywhere in the world2 ,whereas the     
#ejith ,bomb ,wing first engaged in     
combat as part of ,operation ,allied    
,force over ,serbia and ,kosovo in      
#aiii2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjja1 the 
#ejith ,bomb ,wing carried out the first

 military response after the attacks on 
,new ,york ,city1 ,new ,york1 and       
,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 on 
,september #aa1 #bjja by flying a ,b-#b 
,spirit stealth bomber into the airspace
 of ,afghanistan and preceding the      
coalition aircraft that would engage the
 forces of the ,taliban and al-,qaeda2  
,whereas1 while selectively used1 the   
,b-#b ,spirit stealth bomber represents 
the precision capabilities and the      
endurance of the ,united ,states ,air   
,force2 ,whereas the #ddbnd ,fighter    
,wing1 an ,air ,force ,reserve ,command 
organization responsible for the        
operation1 maintenance1 and support of  
the ,a-#aj ,thunderbolt ,,ii aircraft   
7commonly known as the ,warthog71 is    
located at ,whiteman ,,afb and works    
alongside the #ejith ,bomb ,wing2       
,whereas the #ddbnd ,citizen ,airmen    
carry on the proud tradition1 dating    
back to ,world ,war ,,ii1 of supporting 
the ,united ,states ,army and allied    
ground forces through close air support2

 ,whereas the #acast ,bomb ,wing1 a unit
 of the ,missouri ,air ,national ,guard 
located at ,whiteman ,,afb1 is the only 
,air ,national ,guard ,bomb ,wing to fly
 the ,b-#b ,spirit stealth bomber and to
 be nuclear-capable2 ,whereas the #acast
 ,air ,national ,guardsmen carry on the 
proud tradition of supporting the ,state
 of ,missouri and the ,united ,states1  
which dates back to the founding of the 
#acast ,bomb ,wing in #aibc2 ,whereas   
the #bjth ,attack ,squadron1 which has  
been based at ,whiteman ,,afb since     
,january #bjaa and is assigned to the   
#dcb;d ,operations ,group in ,nevada1   
flies the remotely piloted aircraft     
,,mq-#i ,reaper for aerial              
reconnaissance and forward observation2 
,whereas1 though geographically         
separated from the #dcb;d ,operations   
,group1 the #bjth ,attack ,squadron     
provides integral intelligence and close
 air support and is able to conduct     
strikes2 ,whereas the #a-aceth ,assault 
,helicopter ,battalion1 a unit of the   

,missouri ,national ,guard1 supports    
humanitarian and disaster relief        
operations as well as transportation on 
drug interdiction missions2 and ,whereas
 the #a-aceth ,assault ,helicopter      
,battalion has recently transitioned to 
using the ,,uh-#fj ,blackhawk           
,helicopter1 which allows for more      
effective joint force training3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
commemorates the #fbnd anniversary of   
the dedication of ,whiteman ,air ,force 
,base4