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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 175 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 175

Recognizing the United States Air Force's Air Force News Agency on the 
 occasion of its 25th anniversary and honoring the Air Force personnel 
       who have served the Nation while assigned to that agency.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2003

Mr. Gonzalez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Recognizing the United States Air Force's Air Force News Agency on the 
 occasion of its 25th anniversary and honoring the Air Force personnel 
       who have served the Nation while assigned to that agency.

Whereas the Air Force News Agency has served as the primary news and information 
        organization for the United States Air Force since the agency was 
        organized on June 1, 1978;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency currently has more than 480 personnel 
        stationed around the world in 28 locations gathering news, information, 
        and images about United States military missions;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency is capable of providing news, information, and 
        images in the widest array of formats to the American public and the 
        world, including print, television, radio, Internet, and telephone 
        formats;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency provides a critical service to senior leaders 
        and commanders of the Department of Defense and the United States Air 
        Force by providing news, information, and images to service members 
        wherever they are stationed around the world;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency helps ensure the morale and readiness of the 
        members of the United States Armed Forces around the world by covering 
        and reporting on the critical services they provide in service to the 
        Nation, to their remote locations, to their family members, and to the 
        American public;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency has recently contributed significantly in 
        Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Anaconda in 
        Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force 
        News Agency's Air Force Broadcasting Service delivered continuous radio 
        and television news and information to coalition forces through the 
        American Forces Desert Network;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency's Air Force News Service provides news, 
        information, and images about the United States Air Force through its 
        official web site, Air Force Link, to more than 3,700,000 Internet users 
        every week, biweekly television news programs to more than 800 
        television stations and cable systems, and print news stories and images 
        to more than 30,000 subscribers every weekday;
Whereas the Air Force News Agency's Army and Air Force Hometown News Service 
        annually provides more than 800,000 news releases to 12,000 daily and 
        weekly hometown newspapers of active, Reserve, and Guard service members 
        and distributes more than 13,500 Holiday Greetings to 1,085 television 
        stations and 2,906 radio stations each holiday season; and
Whereas the year 2003 marks the 25th anniversary of the Air Force News Agency: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the United 
States Air Force's Air Force News Agency on the occasion of its 25th 
anniversary and honors the Air Force personnel who have served the 
Nation while assigned to that agency.
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