Bill Text: TX SR265 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 16, 2011, as Ellington Field Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-16 - Again read [SR265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR265-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives from the Ellington | ||
| Field Joint Reserve Base are visiting the State Capitol on | ||
| February 16, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Constructed in 1917 to prepare military air | ||
| personnel during the First World War, Ellington Field later | ||
| served as the training base for thousands of pilots, navigators, | ||
| and bombardiers during World War II; the base became a municipal | ||
| airport in 1984 but continued to provide support for military | ||
| reserve and guard units, as well as the National Aeronautics and | ||
| Space Administration; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The military side of this mixed-use airport was | ||
| renamed Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in 2010 to reflect its | ||
| emergence in joint total force structure; it hosts commands from | ||
| all five United States Department of Defense and United States | ||
| Department of Homeland Security military services, as well as | ||
| those of interagency missions and the NASA Johnson Space Center | ||
| Aviation Department; equipped with state-of-the-art training | ||
| technology, it readies for deployment Army, Navy, and Marine | ||
| Reserve units, along with Army and Air National Guard personnel; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Ellington Field base protects the only region | ||
| in the country that holds all 17 national asset categories | ||
| identified by the United States Department of Homeland Security | ||
| as prime potential targets for global terrorism; moreover, it is | ||
| home to the 147th Reconnaissance Wing Mission, whose transition | ||
| from F-16s to unmanned aerial systems reflects a trend that is | ||
| transforming the United States Air Force and Air Guard; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2008, the number of active, reserve, and | ||
| guard troops stationed at Ellington Field has increased from | ||
| 1,500 to more than 6,000; the base is in the midst of a $100 | ||
| million expansion, its largest in more than three decades; | ||
| additions include a second Armed Forces Reserve Center and a | ||
| 40,000-square-foot Battle Command Training Center, and a new | ||
| Coast Guard headquarters facility is scheduled for completion in | ||
| 2012; recognizing the positive impact of the base on surrounding | ||
| communities, civic and business leaders work together to support | ||
| its development through the Ellington Field Task Force, which is | ||
| led by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ellington Field has long made important | ||
| contributions to the Houston-area economy, and Ellington Field | ||
| Joint Reserve Base plays a vital role in defending the security | ||
| of our state and our nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 16, 2011, as Ellington | ||
| Field Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation best wishes for a memorable and productive day in | ||
| Austin. | ||
| Jackson, Van de Putte | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 15, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
