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92_HR0214
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Master
6 Sergeant Anthony J. "Tony" Bruns is retiring from a career of
7 21 years of service to the United States Air Force; and
8 WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Anthony J. Bruns graduated from
9 Collinsville High School in 1980, the NCO Leadership School
10 at the Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas in 1988, and
11 the NCO Academy at the Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in
12 1993; he received his Associates of Applied Science in
13 aircraft maintenance technology at the Community College of
14 the Air Force, and completed course work at the Senior NCO
15 Academy; and
16 WHEREAS, Master Segeant Bruns entered the United States
17 Air Force in 1980; during his 21 year career he has held a
18 variety of positions at both the command and squadron levels;
19 in addition, he served in numerous assignments that include
20 service as the Superintendent of Operations of the 76 Airlift
21 Squadron at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany; Production
22 Superintendent at the Sigonella Navel Air Station in Sicily;
23 and as aircraft quality assurance inspector at the Scott Air
24 Force Base in Illinois; and
25 WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Bruns currently serves as the
26 senior logistics controller for the Logistics Readiness
27 Center at the Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air
28 Force Base, in Illinois; he is responsible for the global
29 recovery of all AMC and AMC-gained aircraft supporting United
30 Nations, Presidential, Department of Defense, and command
31 tanker and airlift missions; and
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1 WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Bruns has received major awards
2 and decorations during his career that include the
3 Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal,
4 the Air Force Achievement Medal, and the NATO Medal;
5 therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Master Sergeant Anthony J. Bruns on his
9 retirement from 21 years of service with the United States
10 Air Force, and we wish him well in all of his future
11 endeavors; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Master Sergeant Anthony J. Bruns as an
14 expression of our esteem.