House Journal: Page 299: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
Thirtieth Calendar Day - Nineteenth Session Day
Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, February 12, 2002
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10:05 a.m., Speaker
Siegrist in the chair.
Prayer was offered and sung by Marcia Anderson and JoEllen
McFarland. They are the daughters of the Honorable State
Representative Jack Drake, and his wife Shirley, from Pottawattamie
County. They sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "I
Surrender All".
The Journal of Friday, February 8, 2002 was approved.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by the officers, fighter pilots and
support staff of the Iowa Air National Guard. They were the guests
of Representative Lance Horbach from Tama County.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Horbach of Tama introduced to the House the following guests:
The 132nd Fighter Wing, home of the "Vipers" which is located in
Des Moines. The 132nd Fighter Wing is recognized as one of the top
Fighter Wings in the Air Force with six Air Force Outstanding Unit
Awards in its 60 year history; The 185th Fighter Wing from Sioux City
whose unit was one of the first units that were not on alert status to
respond to NORAD on September 11, 2001. After NORAD called they
were airborne within thirty minutes with live missiles and guns to fly
CAP over Omaha and escorted Air Force One to Andrews Air Force
Base on that day; The 133rd Test Squadron from Fort Dodge whose
duty is to provide an effective and sustainable war fighting Command
and Control capability. It is the only unit of its kind in the Air
National Guard. In response to the tragedy of September 11th, the
unit developed and deployed an entirely new air traffic surveillance
system for NORAD to improve the capabilities of our Air Defense
Sectors.
© 2002 Cornell College and
League of Women Voters of Iowa
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