H. Res. 845 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 8, 2009. 
Whereas the United States Air Force operates 84 major in-
stallations 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 
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 of each year is Energy Awareness Month 
throughout the Federal Government, and the Air Force’s 
theme for fiscal year 2010 is ‘‘Energy Solutions * * * 
Fueling the Mission’’; 
Whereas the theme ‘‘Energy Solutions * * * Fueling the Mis-
sion’’ highlights the importance of energy to the Air
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Force’s overall mission to ‘‘Fly, Fight, Win’’ and sup-
ports the Air Force energy plan to reduce demand, in-
crease supply, and change the culture to make energy a 
consideration in everything they do; 
Whereas Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, is one of 
just three Air Force installations recognized by the De-
partment of Energy as a 2009 Federal Energy and 
Water Management Award Winner; 
Whereas Dyess Air Force Base has developed several energy- 
saving 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; 
Whereas the hangar lights at Dyess Air Force Base were re-
placed 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 con-
sumption by 16.5 percent and saved more than $1 mil-
lion: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the energy savings and innovations 
achieved by the United State Air Force;
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(2) honors the leadership of the 7th Bomb Wing at 
Dyess Air Force Base for their energy savings; and 
(3) congratulates Tom Denslow, Danny Dobbs, Ron 
Miller, and TSgt (Sel) Daniel Thatcher of the Depart-
ment of the Air Force, Dyess Air Force Base, and Steve 
Dumont of the Department of the Air Force, Air Com-
bat Command, for their efforts to reduce energy use in 
support of the missions of the 7th Bomb Wing and the 
317th Airlift Group and to make Dyess Air Force Base 
a model of efficient energy use. 
Attest: 
Clerk.