,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ffc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#a 7legislative day1 ,september #bh71   
#bjah ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4    
,nelson7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #djth    
anniversary of the first delivery of the
 ,sikorsky ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk        
helicopter to the ,army4  ,whereas1 on  
,march #e1 #aibc1 ,sikorsky was founded 
by aircraft engineer ,igor ,sikorsky1 an
 immigrant to the ,united ,states who   
was born in ,kiev1 ,ukraine2 ,whereas1  
in #aiee1 ,sikorsky opened its doors in 
,stratford1 ,connecticut2 ,whereas the  
,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopter was    
designed to be the primary medium-lift  
helicopter for the ,army1 with          
revolutionary design features for combat
 helicopters1 including--  7#a7 the     
ability to absorb high-impact velocities

 by means of-- 7,a7 a self-sealing fuel 
system2  7,b7 crash-resistant stroking  
crew seats2 and  7,c7 high              
energy-absorbing landing gear2  7#b7 low
 detectability2  7#c7 highly capable    
nap-of-the-earth flight2  7#d7 tolerance
 to small arms fire up to medium-caliber
 projectiles2  7#e7 hardened flight     
controls2 and  7#f7 redundant avionics  
and hydraulic systems2 ,whereas the     
primary mission of the ,,uh-#fj ,black  
,hawk helicopter is as a troop carrier  
and a logistical support aircraft for   
air assault missions1 but the aircraft  
may be outfitted to execute medical and 
casualty evacuation1 search and rescue1 
command and control1 armed escort1      
electronic warfare1 external lift1      
firefighting1 and executive transport or
 ,,vip missions2 ,whereas1 on ,october  
#ca1 #aigh1 the first production        
,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopter was    
delivered to the ,army1 and #bjah marks 
the #djth anniversary of that historic  
event2 ,whereas1 beginning in #aigf and 

ending in #aihi1 the ,,uh-#fj;,a model  
,black ,hawk was in uninterrupted       
production2 ,whereas the ,,uh-#fj;,a    
model ,black ,hawk was replaced at the  
end of the #aihjs by the more powerful  
,,uh-#fj,l model ,black ,hawk1 which was
 replaced by the even more advanced     
,,uh-#fj,m model ,black ,hawk in #bjjg2 
,whereas1 since #aigh1 ,sikorsky has    
delivered more than #b1cjj ,,uh-#fj     
,black ,hawk helicopters to the ,army1  
making the ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk        
helicopter the backbone of ,army        
aviation2 ,whereas1 as of ,april #bjah1 
more than #d1jjj ,h-#fj ,black ,hawk    
helicopters of all models are in service
 worldwide in all branches of the ,armed
 ,forces and the armed forces of #bh    
other countries2 ,whereas1 as of ,april 
#bjah1 ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopters
 have flown nearly #aj1jjj1jjj flight   
hours1 more than #b1jjj1jjj of which    
have been in combat2 ,whereas the       
#a1jjjth ,,uh-#fj,m model ,black ,hawk  
helicopter will be delivered in ,october

 #bjah1 which highlights the importance 
that warfighters of the ,united ,states 
place in this venerable aircraft2       
,whereas1 for #dj years since #aigh1 the
 remarkable ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk       
helicopter has-- 7#a7 fought its way in 
and out of countless combat zones to    
deliver and extract troops2  7#b7 saved 
thousands of lives as a medical or      
casualty evacuation platform2  7#c7     
provided critical supplies to troops2   
7#d7 delivered emergency supplies during
 natural disasters and humanitarian     
crises2 and  7#e7 performed as an aerial
 firefighter and border patroller2      
,whereas approximately #d1jjj workers in
 the ,united ,states support the        
,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopter        
program1 including in roles of final    
assembly1 paint1 engineering1 finance1  
program management1 and contracts2      
,whereas the ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk      
helicopter program has significant      
presence throughout the ,united ,states1
 including in the ,states of ,alabama1  

,alaska1 ,california1 ,connecticut1     
,georgia1 ,kentucky1 ,new ,york1 ,north 
,carolina1 ,texas1 and ,virginia and2   
,whereas ,sikorsky is committed to the  
modernization and sustainment of the    
,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopter program
 since the ,army plans to operate the   
,,uh-#fj,m ,black ,hawk helicopter into 
the #bjgjs3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the 
#djth anniversary of the first delivery 
of the ,sikorsky ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk  
helicopter to the ,army2  7#b7 commends 
,sikorsky for its commitment to-- 7,a7  
developing premier rotorcraft such as   
the ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopter2   
and  7,b7 the modernization and         
sustainment of the ,,uh-#fj ,black ,hawk
 helicopter into the #bjgjs2 and  7#c7  
pledges robust and continued            
congressional support for the ,,uh-#fj  
,black ,hawk helicopter4