Senate Resolution 9 - Introduced PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. _____ 1 2 BY IVERSON 1 3 (COMPANION TO HR 5 BY ALONS) 1 4 A Resolution to honor the service of the 132nd Fighter 1 5 Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard. 1 6 WHEREAS, the motto of the 132nd Fighter Wing of the 1 7 Iowa Air National Guard is "Excellence in All We Do"; 1 8 and 1 9 WHEREAS, dedication to that motto has motivated the 1 10 members of the 132nd Fighter Wing to devote themselves 1 11 to achieving an excellent rating in their Air Combat 1 12 Command Operational Readiness Inspection; and 1 13 WHEREAS, that dedication has now resulted in an 1 14 excellent rating in the four major areas of the 1 15 Operational Readiness Inspection: initial response, 1 16 employment, support, and ability to survive and 1 17 operate; and 1 18 WHEREAS, in 73 percent of the 154 areas the 132nd 1 19 Fighter Wing was rated either excellent or 1 20 outstanding; and 1 21 WHEREAS, Major General G. Ron Dardis, Adjutant 1 22 General for the Iowa National Guard, stated this was 1 23 the best Operational Readiness Inspection he had ever 1 24 seen at Volk Field; and 1 25 WHEREAS, Lieutenant General Daniel James, III, 1 26 Director of the Iowa Air National Guard, stated that 1 27 the 132nd Fighter Wing has "set the standard" for the 1 28 Operational Readiness Inspection; and 1 29 WHEREAS, that rating demonstrates that the 132nd 1 30 Fighter Wing stands ready to deploy and ready to 2 1 fight, as they previously demonstrated during 2 2 operational deployments between 1996 and 2002 2 3 supporting Operation Provide Comfort and Operations 2 4 Northern/Southern Watch over Iraq; NOW THEREFORE, 2 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate, on 2 6 behalf of all Iowans, congratulates and thanks the men 2 7 and women of the 132nd Fighter Wing who stand ready to 2 8 place themselves in harm's way to protect the United 2 9 States of America. 2 10 LSB 1460SS 81 2 11 jr:rj/sh/8.1 1