Bill Text: TX SCR43 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules aircraft at Dyess Air Force Base.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-09 - Signed by the Governor [SCR43 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SCR43-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 43 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the airmen, the United States Department of Defense employees, | ||
| and the families of Dyess Air Force Base, along with the Abilene | ||
| community, in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the C-130 | ||
| Hercules aircraft in the Big Country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On February 8, 1961, the 64th Troop Carrier Wing | ||
| began a distinguished era of service with the arrival of the first | ||
| C-130 on the base; the early missions of the C-130s included | ||
| responding to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 and delivering | ||
| support to the Distant Early Warning radar sites along the Arctic | ||
| Circle with ski-equipped transport models; longer-range models | ||
| were developed over the years, and the latest version of the | ||
| aircraft, the C-130J Super Hercules, began arriving in 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 64th Troop Carrier Wing passed the leadership | ||
| torch to the 516th Tactical Airlift Wing in 1963, followed by the | ||
| 463rd Airlift Wing in 1972 and the 7th Wing in 1993; the 317th | ||
| Airlift Group of today was activated in 1997; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, more than 17,000 maintenance | ||
| workers and aircrew members have kept the C-130 Hercules ready to | ||
| respond to the next crisis; the Dyess C-130s have delivered | ||
| critical cargo under enemy fire and have been used to carry out | ||
| numerous humanitarian missions, such as airlifting refugees to | ||
| safety, fighting forest fires, and responding to Gulf Coast | ||
| hurricanes; the steadfast support of the Abilene community has been | ||
| an intregal part of the outstanding success of the C-130 mission at | ||
| Dyess Air Force Base; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to all who have participated in the missions and | ||
| the maintenance of the Dyess Air Force Base C-130 Hercules aircraft | ||
| over the last 50 years; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared in honor | ||
| of the 50th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules aircraft at Dyess Air | ||
| Force Base. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 43 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on April 20, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 43 was adopted by the House | ||
| on April 26, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
