,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #acdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,g>am5di 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,turn]1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 & ,ms4 ,ca/or (    
,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,congratulat+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce on ! occasion ( 
its #ge? anniv]s>y4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,air ,=ce celebrates its #ge?    
bir?day on ,septemb] #ah1 #bjbb2 ,:]eas 
! milit>y has always be5 a lead] 9      
te*nological innovation1 ) aviation     
roots 9 ! a]ial balloons us$ 9 ! ,civil 
,w>1 inspir$ to p[]$ flight by ! pat5t  
issu$ to ! ,wright bro!rs1 & !n evolv+  
to space capabilities2 ,:]eas ! /ori$   
hi/ory ( ! ,air ,=ce spans mile/ones ov]
 ! pa/ c5tury & ar\nd ! _w1 ) notable   
l&m>ks & advances break+ new b\nd>ies2  
,:]eas ! ,air ,=ce is a /rong *ampion ( 
jo9t op]ations & ! support necess>y     
betwe5 milit>y bran*es to effectively   
su/a9 mod]n combat1 & has l$ !          

exploration & expansion into space      
op]ations2 ,:]eas1 9 ,may #aijh1        
,lieut5ant ,?omas ,selfridge became !   
fir/ (fic] to fly solo 9 an aircraft = a
 di/ance ( m ?an #bdj feet 9 ! ,:ite ,w+
 9 ,hammondsport1 ,new ,york2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,m>* #ai1 #aiaj1 ! ,wright ,bro!rs     
,fly+ ,s*ool op5$ 9 ,montgom]y1         
,alabama1 z a civilian flight s*ool 9 a 
location t ev5tually became ,maxwell    
,air ,=ce ,base2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb]   
#ad1 #aidd1 ,colonel ,floyd ,b4 ,wood1  
,major ,h>ry ,wexl]1 & ,fir/ ,lieut5ant 
,frank ,reckord became ! fir/ crew to   
delib]ately fly into a hurricane to     
collect sci5tific data1 br++ back f9d+s 
t ! eye ( a hurricane has /rong upw>d   
curr5ts & ! p]imet] has a /rong d[n     
curr5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #ad1 #aidg1  
m]ely a mon? aft] ! ,air ,=ce 0         
(ficially creat$ z a sep>ate s]vice1    
,air ,=ce ,capta9 ,*>les ,*uck ,yeag]   
broke ! s\nd b>ri] 9 level flight = !   
fir/ "t2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidh & #aidi1 ! ,air
 ,=ce emb>k$ on ,op]ation ,vittles1 n[  

kn[n z ! ,b]l9 ,airlift1 to transport m 
?an #a4g million tons ( supplies &      
#fb1jjj pass5g]s into ! isolat$1        
,we/]n-controll$ section ( ,b]l9 dur+ ! 
#ae mon?s ( ! l>ge/ humanit>ian airlift 
op]ation 9 hi/ory2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #c1  
#aieb1 ,air ,=ce ,lieut5ant ,colonels   
,joseph ,flet*] & ,william ,b5$ict      
became ! fir/ pilots to l& an aircraft  
at ! ,nor? ,pole1 along ) navigator     
,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,h]b]t ,?ompson & crew 
memb]s ,/aff ,s]geant ,h>old ,turn] &   
,airman ,fir/ ,class ,rob]t ,wi%>d1 z !y
 c>ri$ out sci5tific obs]vations ( ocean
 dep? & gravity field /r5g? 9 ! pol>    
area2 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #aieh1 ! ,air  
,=ce laun*$ ! fir/ communications       
satellite1 :i* ,presid5t ,dwight        
,eis5h[] us$ to broadca/ a ,*ri/mas     
message1 ! fir/ "t a human voice 0 he>d 
f space2 ,:]eas1 9 ,octob] #aifb1 at !  
beg9n+ ( ! ,cuban ,missile ,crisis1     
,u-#b pilots ,major ,ri*>d ,heys] &     
,major ,rudolf ,&]son1 ,jr41 flew       
exce$+ly difficult reconnaissance       

missions ov] ,cuba to prove t ! ,soviet 
,union 0 con/ruct+ missile sites2       
,:]eas1 on ,june #ah1 #aiha1 ! ,f-#aag  
,nigh?awk1 ! _w's fir/ /eal? combat     
aircraft1 flew = ! fir/ "t1 repres5t+ a 
new age ( innovative design &           
con/ruction = fight] & attack aircraft2 
,:]eas1 on ,april #bg1 #aiid1 ! ,air    
,=ce (ficially decl>$ ! satellite       
network ( ! ,global ,position+ ,sy/em   
op]ational1 m>k+ ! />t ( a new age (    
useful milit>y electronics t _h         
applicability to civilian lives2 ,:]eas1
 on ,augu/ #cj1 #bjje1 ! ,air ,=ce1 ,air
 ,=ce ,res]ve1 & ,air ,national ,gu>d   
d$icat$ m ?an #h1jjj airm5 to beg9      
,hurricane ,katr9a relief op]ations1    
ef=ts t exp&$ to include ! evacuation ( 
almo/ #bg1jjj displac$ p]sons1 m$ical   
evacuations ( #b1fjj pati5ts1 & !       
airlift ( #aa1ejj tons ( relief         
supplies2 ,:]eas ! ,space ,=ce 0        
e/abli%$ on ,decemb] #bj1 #bjai1 u%]+ 9 
a new age ( a milit>y s]vice focus$     
solely on pursu+ sup]iority 9 ! space   

doma92 ,:]eas ! ,air ,=ce has long be5  
an organization t attracts successful & 
pione]+ individuals1 includ+ great h]oes
 :o sacrific$ significantly = ! good ( !
 ,nation1 prov+ t a culture ( success is
 be/ aid$ by celebrat+ div]sity )9 !    
ranks2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #aa1 #aiah1 ,army
 ,air ,s]vice ,lieut5ant ,paul ,ba]     
became ! fir/ ,am]ican pilot to %oot d[n
 an enemy aircraft1 e>n+ ! ,di/+ui%$    
,s]vice ,cross2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #b1   
#aici1 ! ,national ,def5se ,act ( #aidj 
0 sign$1 au?oriz+ ! ,air ,corps to tra9 
,african-,am]ican pilots1 & ! ,tuskegee 
,in/itute 9 ,alabama began flight tra9+ 
) #ab ,african-,am]ican pilot c&idates 9
 ,july ( #aida2 ,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #aidb1 
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,jacquel9e ,co*ran 0
 appo9t$ z ! director ( ! new ,wom5     
,air=ce ,s]vice ,pilots1 kn[n z         
,w,a,s,ps1 & 0 ! fir/ woman to break !  
s\nd b>ri] 9 #aiec2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/   
#ac1 #aide1 ,fir/ ,lieut5ant ,osc>      
,p]domo became an ,ace 9 a ,day & ! f9al
 ,ace ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii by %oot+ d[n #e    

enemy aircraft 9 a s+le day1 & receiv$ a
 ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross = extraord9>y 
h]oism 9 action & an ,air ,m$al ) an oak
 leaf clu/]2 ,:]eas ,major ,ri*>d ,bong1
 ! top ,unit$ ,/ates ,ace ( all "t &    
kn[n z ! ,ace ( ,aces1 (ficially %ot d[n
 #dj enemy aircraft ov] ! c\rse ( ,,wwii
 :ile fly+ a ,p-#ch 9 ! ,pacific !at] & 
e>n+ a ,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor2   
,:]eas1 foll[+ ,presid5t ,truman's      
,executive ,ord] #iiha1 ! ,air ,=ce     
became ! fir/ bran* to enact a plan =   
racial integration ( all p]sonnel &     
units2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidh1 ! ,wom5's ,arm$ 
,s]vice ,integration ,act 0 enact$1     
inspir+ ,/aff ,se>g5t ,e/h] ,blake1 :o  
_h previ\sly exp]i5c$ bo? ( h] sons be+ 
%ot d[n 9 combat b return$ safely by !  
end ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 to sign up 9 ! fir/ 
m9ute ( ! fir/ day ( eligibility2       
,:]eas1 9 #aied1 ! =m] ,tuskegee ,airman
 ,g5]al ,b5jam9 ,o4 ,davis1 ,jr41 became
 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican g5]al 9 ! ,air
 ,=ce2 ,:]eas1 9 ,june #aife1 ,major    
,edw>d ,:ite became ! fir/ ,unit$ ,/ates

 a/ronaut to conduct an extravehicul>   
walk 9 space :ile emb>k$ 9 ,gem9i #d2   
,:]eas ,g5]al ,daniel ,*appie ,james1   
,jr41 a vet]an ( #c w>s1 became ! fir/  
,african ,am]ican to rea* ! rank (      
f\r-/> g5]al on ,septemb] #a1 #aige2    
,:]eas1 on ,june #bh1 #aigf1 ! ,air ,=ce
 ,academy admitt$ ! fir/ female cadets (
 :om "o memb]1 ,g5]al ,janet ,wolf5b>g]1
 w\ld lat] become ! fir/ female f\r-/>  
g5]al 9 ! ,air ,=ce 9 #bjab2 ,:]eas1 9  
,janu>y #aigh1 ,colonel ,ellison        
,onizuka became an a/ronaut c&idate &   
lat] became ! fir/ ,asian ,am]ican 9    
space on ! ,space ,%uttle ,discov]y 9   
#aihe2 ,:]eas ,lieut5ant ,colonel ,guion
 ,s4 ,blu=d became ! fir/               
,african-,am]ican a/ronaut to ent]      
spaceflight on ! ,space ,%uttle ,*all5g]
 on ,augu/ #cj1 #aihc1 = ! fir/ ( 8 #d  
%uttle missions2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #aj1  
#aihi1 ,capta9 ,jacquelyn ,p>k] became !
 fir/ woman to graduate f ! ,air ,=ce   
,te/ ,pilot ,s*ool2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob]  
#c1 #aiic1 ,te*nical ,s]geant ,timo?y   

,wilk9son ran ?r\gh enemy fire z a      
p>>escueman to extricate dead & w\nd$   
special op]ations =ces 9 ,mogadi%u1     
,somalia1 dur+ ! longe/ su/a9$ fire     
fight 9 ov] #bj ye>s2 & ,:]eas1 on ,july
 #bc1 #aiii1 ,colonel ,eile5 ,coll9s    
became ! fir/ female comm&] ( a space   
%uttle mission :5 ,space ,%uttle        
,columbia laun*$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 comm5ds !
 /alw>t _s ( ! ,air ,=ce to adapt to new
 te*nology & societal *anges2  7#b7     
honors ! ,airm5 pa/ & pres5t :o h s     
honorably s]v$ ! ,nation & ! _w2 &  7#c7
 congratulates ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce
 on ! occasion ( its #ge? anniv]s>y4