IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 845 

Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air Force Base for 

their success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving 

innovations during Energy Awareness Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 20, 2009 

Mr. NEUGEBAUER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the United States Air Force and Dyess Air 

Force Base for their success in achieving energy savings 

and developing energy-saving innovations during Energy 

Awareness Month. 

Whereas the United States Air Force operates 84 major installations and 82 minor installations worldwide and is 

supported by an employee base of approximately 700,000 

persons, which includes regular and Reserve component 

members and civilian employees; 

Whereas the Air Force mission requires a global presence 

that provides a rapid response capability and strategic 

positioning of its assets; 

Whereas the Air Force is the largest user of energy in the 

Federal Government since Air Force aircraft consume 


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significant quantities of energy in executing their mission 

and keeping the United States and its allies safe; 

Whereas the Air Force has a comprehensive energy policy 

and strategy that identifies the imperative to eliminate 

waste, conserve resources, and seek new, alternative 

sources of energy; 

Whereas October is Energy Awareness Month throughout the 

Federal Government, and the Air Force’s theme is ‘‘Energy Solutions, Fueling the Missions’’; 

Whereas the theme ‘‘Energy Solutions, Fueling the Missions’’ 

highlights the importance of energy to the Air Force’s 

overall mission to ‘‘Fly, Fight, Win’’ and supports the 

Air Force energy strategy to reduce demand, increase 

supply, and change attitudes regarding energy use; 

Whereas Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, is one of 

just three Air Force installations recognized by the Department of Energy as a 2009 Federal Energy and 

Water Management Award Winner; 

Whereas Dyess Air Force Base has developed several energysaving initiatives, including a system that employs a pond 

and an ice plant through which water is circulated and 

then used to cool the installation during the hot summer 

months, reducing the energy used by the B–1 simulator 

campus by over 30 percent, and saving Dyess Air Force 

Base more than $239,000; 

Whereas through a partnership with two companies, Dyess 

Air Force Base was able to take previously unusable 

water to the base through an abandoned pipeline for use 

on the installation’s golf course, thereby saving more 

than 160 million gallons of water a year; 


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Whereas the hangar lights at Dyess Air Force Base were replaced with new electronic dimming lights, which have 

saved 9,734 million BTUs and $209,000; and 

Whereas in 2008, Dyess Air Force Base energy managers, 

engineers, and contracting officials reduced energy consumption by 16.5 percent and saved more than $1 million: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the energy savings and innova3 tions achieved by the United State Air Force; 

4 (2) honors the leadership of the 7th Bomb 

5 Wing at Dyess Air Force Base for their energy sav6 ings; and 

7 (3) congratulates Tom Denslow, Danny Dobbs, 

8 Ron Miller, and TSgt (Sel) Daniel Thatcher of the 

9 Department of the Air Force, Dyess Air Force Base, 

10 and Steve Dumont of the Department of the Air 

11 Force, Air Combat Command, for their efforts to re12 duce energy use in support of the missions of the 

13 7th Bomb Wing and the 317th Airlift Group and to 

14 make Dyess Air Force Base a model of efficient en15 ergy use. 

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