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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2003

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

Committee on Armed Services 

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 for-
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mats 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; 
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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

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes the United States Air Force’s Air Force News Agen3 cy on the occasion of its 25th anniversary and honors the 

4 Air Force personnel who have served the Nation while as5 signed to that agency.

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