,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1
 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4
 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4        
,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,ms4 ,kelly (     
,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,la,hood7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce  
to designate ! ,ill9ois ,air ,national  
,gu>d #abf? ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ at ,scott 
,air ,=ce ,base z a ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce =
 ,,kc-#ace,r ma9t5ance op]ations4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,air ,national ,gu>d ,air ,refuel+ ,w+  
,c5t] ( ,excell5ce ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! #abf? 
,air ,refuel+ ,w+ has a long1 decorat$  
hi/ory ( exce$+ its fiscal ye> goals 9  
,mission ,capable ,rate1 ,aircraft      
,availability1 ,h\rly ,use1 ,home       
,/ation ,logi/ics ,dep>ture             
,reliability1 fly+ h\rs1 sorties1 & fuel

 (fload$4  7#b7 ,! #abf? ,air ,refuel+  
,w+ 0 ! top p]=m+ ,,kc-#ace,r unit 9    
#bjaf1 receiv+ ! ,air ,=ce ,out/&+ ,unit
 ,aw>d4  7#c7 ,! #abf? ,air ,refuel+ ,w+
 _h ! highe/ mission capable rat+ = all 
,,kc-#ace,r aircraft1 ,active1 ,gu>d &  
,res]ve = fiscal ye>s #bjaf1 #bjag1 &   
#bjah1 & is on track = fiscal ye> #bjai1
 ) a #hi4jf p]c5t mission capable rat+4 
7#d7 ,! #abf? ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ set ! b>
 = home /ation dep>ture reliability     
rate1 exce$+ ,air ,mobility ,comm&'s    
goal ( #gh p]c5t ) a ?ree-ye> av]age (  
#ih4af p]c5t4  7#e7 ,! #abf? ,ma9t5ance 
,gr\p won ! covet$ ,ma9t5ance           
,effectiv5ess ,aw>d = be+ ! top         
,ma9t5ance ,gr\p 9 be/ ,small ,aircraft 
,ma9t5ance unit category 7#cjj p]sonnel7
 9 ! ,air ,national ,gu>d = fiscal ye>  
#bjag4  7#f7 ,! #abf? ,ma9t5ance ,gr\p 0
 ! vision>y ( ,project #ad1 :i* is !    
premi] #ad-;day ,,kc-#ace p]iodic       
inspection model *ampion$ by ! ,national
 ,gu>d ,bureau4  7#g7 ,! #abf?          
,ma9t5ance ,gr\p complet$ #ag p]iodic   

inspections ( aircraft & n9e p]iodic    
inspections on o!r units' ,,kc-#aces1   
increas+ ! mission capable rat+ by #h   
p]c5t & pot5tially sett+ ! /&>d =       
p]iodic inspection regionalization4     
7#h7 ,! #abf? ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ flew #bg
 black lett] flights 7aircraft ) z]o    
discrepancies71 includ+ "o flight 9     
,,c5tcom to support ! w>fight]4  7#i7   
,air ,mobility ,comm& aw>d$ ! #abf? ,air
 ,refuel+ ,w+ 0 ! top tank] w+ 9 fuel   
effici5cy = fiscal ye> #bjaf & #bjag4   
7#aj7 ,! #abf? ,ma9t5ance ,gr\p         
spe>head$ ! model+ ( condition$ bas$    
ma9t5ance plus1 ! b5*m>k = all ,,kc-#ace
 units4  7#aa7 ,! #abf? ,air ,refuel+   
,w+ support$ ! ,ill9ois ,/ate ,p>tn]%ip 
,program1 /r5g!n+ ties ) ! ,poli% ,air  
,=ce dur+ ,jo9t ,ex]cises               
,,baltops_/,cle> ,sky 9 #bjah1 fly+ #bc 
sorties :ile (fload+ #hge1jjj p\nds (   
fuel to #ajb receiv]s4  7#ab7 ,! #abf?  
,air ,refuel+ ,w+ support$ ,jo9t ,=ces  
,dome/ic ,op]ations 9 support (         
,hurricane ,irma relief ef=ts 9 #bjag4  

7#ac7 ,! #abf? ,mission ,support ,gr\p's
 ,logi/ics ,read9ess ,squadron 0 aw>d$ !
 ,air ,national ,gu>d's ,base ,logi/ics 
,activity ( ! ,ye> 9 #bjag4  7#ad7 ,!   
#abf? ,ma9t5ance ,gr\p mantra ( ,fix ,x 
,today ,safely1 comb9$ ) ! ov]all #abf? 
,air ,refuel+ ,w+ ef=ts1 enabl$ aircraft
 to safely fly ov] #c1ejj sorties & ov] 
#af1jjj h\rs to refuel m ?an #b1gjj     
,u4,s4 ,air ,=ce & ,alli$ aircraft 9    
fiscal ye>s #bjaf1 #bjag1 & #bjah4      
7#ae7 ,sev]al memb]s ( ! #abf? ,air     
,refuel+ ,w+ h receiv$ honors = _!      
sup]ior "w1 includ+3  7,a7 #a ,p>alegal 
9 a ,res]ve ,compon5t = #bjah z aw>d$ by
 ,air ,mobility ,comm& & recogniz$ by   
,judge ,advocate ,g5]al ,corps2  7,b7 #a
 ,intellig5ce1 ,surveillance1 &         
,reconnaissance ,s5ior ,noncommission$  
,(fic] 9 ,air ,mobility ,comm& = #bjag2 
7,c7 #a ,noncommission$ ,(fic] 9 ! ,/ate
 ( ,ill9ois = #bjah2  7,d7 #a #a/       
,s]geant 9 ! ,/ate ( ,ill9ois = #bjah2 &
  7,e7 #a ,airman 9 ! ,/ate ( ,ill9ois =
 #bjag4  #c4 ,au?ority to designate a   

,c5t] ( ,excell5ce = ,,kc-#ace,r        
ma9t5ance ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce may
 designate ! ,ill9ois ,air ,national    
,gu>d #abf? ,air ,refuel+ ,w+ at ,scott 
,air ,=ce ,base z a ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce =
 ,,kc-#ace,r ma9t5ance op]ations4