Full Text of HR0467 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate United States Navy | 4 | | Captain John Malfitano as he is relieved of his duties as | 5 | | Commanding Officer of the Naval Station Great Lakes; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Captain Malfitano is a native of Pearl River, New | 7 | | York; he graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor | 8 | | of Engineering in Engineering Science and was commissioned | 9 | | through the Aviation Officer Candidate School program in 1986; | 10 | | he was designated a Naval Aviator in 1988 and reported to | 11 | | Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120 for initial | 12 | | training in the E-2C Hawkeye; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He served in VAW-123 "Screwtops" embarked in USS | 14 | | America, completing 3 deployments with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) | 15 | | 1, including combat operations during Operation Desert Storm; | 16 | | he also served as an instructor and training landing signal | 17 | | officer, an Assistant Officer in Charge, served in combat | 18 | | operations during Operation Desert Fox, and commanded the | 19 | | Seahawks; during his time as Commanding Officer, the VAW-126 | 20 | | was selected as recipient of the Commander, Naval Air Force | 21 | | Atlantic Battle Efficiency Award and the Commander, Naval Air | 22 | | Forces RADM Frank Akers Award for AEW Excellence as the finest | 23 | | E-2C Hawkeye squadron in the Navy; he was subsequently selected |
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| 1 | | by his peers for the Navy-Marine Corps Leadership Award; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ashore, he has served as Flag Aide-de-camp for the | 3 | | Commander Naval Training Center, Great Lakes; he earned a | 4 | | Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic | 5 | | Studies with Highest Distinction from the Naval War College, | 6 | | receiving the President's Honor Graduate Award; he was assigned | 7 | | to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as an action | 8 | | officer for the VCNO-charted information technology group, | 9 | | Task Force Web; he attended the Joint and Combined Warfighting | 10 | | School at the Joint Forces Staff College; and he most recently | 11 | | served as a Joint Staff Officer for NATO's Supreme Allied | 12 | | Commander Transformation in the Strategic Engagement and | 13 | | Vision Branch; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Captain Malfitano has accumulated over 4,400 | 15 | | flight hours and more than 500 arrested landings on 10 | 16 | | different aircraft carriers; he has earned the Defense | 17 | | Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Meritorious Service Medals, 3 | 18 | | Strike/Flight Air Medals, the Joint Service Commendation | 19 | | Medal, 8 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals (3 with | 20 | | combat "V"), and the Navy Achievement Medal; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Captain Malfitano and his wife, Victoria (Vicki) | 22 | | are the proud parents of Joseph Elias and William Jacob; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The formal Change of Command Ceremony will be held | 2 | | on July 15, 2011 at the Naval Station Great Lakes; therefore, | 3 | | be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Captain John Malfitano and wish him continued | 7 | | success for years to come; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Captain John Malfitano as a symbol of our respect | 10 | | and esteem.
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