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K00736 Summary:

BILL NOK00736
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSantabarbara
 
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K00736 Text:

 
Assembly Resolution No. 736
 
BY: M. of A. Santabarbara
 
        COMMENDING  the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce
        upon  the  occasion  of  celebrating  its   Military
        Appreciation Event on June 9, 2025
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the sense of this Legislative Body to take note of
and publicly recognize those organizations within the State of New  York
which have positively impacted their communities; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  the  Capital  Region  Chamber  of  Commerce's  Unified Military
Affairs Council Program upon the occasion  of  its  celebration  of  the
designation  of  Capital  Region  military  installations in Albany, New
York, on Monday, June 9, 2025; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Unified Military Affairs Council Program highlights the
importance of the military presence in  the  Capital  Region  and  helps
ensure its long-term viability and success; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Unified  Military  Affairs  Council Program increases
public knowledge of the contributions made  by  military  units  in  the
Capital  Region,  all  of  which impact our global, national, state, and
regional security and economy; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Military Appreciation Event will be held in Albany, New
York, on Monday, June 9, 2025; this auspicious occasion  will  recognize
and  pay just tribute to the men and women within the Capital Region who
have served or are serving our country so valiantly and honorably; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Stratton Air National Guard Base,  located  in  Scotia,
New  York,  is  home  to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift
Wing; and
 
  WHEREAS, The 109th Airlift Wing flies the world's only  ski-equipped
LC-130 "Skibirds," as well as traditional C-130 "Wheelbirds," in support
of Arctic and Antarctic operations; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Since  1988,  the  109th Airlift Wing has provided airlift
support  to  the  National  Science  Foundation's  South  Pole  Research
Program; and
 
  WHEREAS,   The   United   States   Army  Watervliet  Arsenal  is  an
Army-owned-and-operated manufacturing facility  located  in  Watervliet,
New York; and
 
  WHEREAS, Known as "America's Cannon Factory," the Watervliet Arsenal
is  the nation's oldest, continuously operated arsenal, having begun its
manufacturing of military hardware during the War of 1812; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Navy Reserve Center of Schenectady, located in  Scotia,
New York, is one of 118 Navy Reserve Centers throughout the country; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  mission  of  the Navy Reserve is to provide strategic
depth and deliver operational capabilities to the Navy and Marine  Corps
teams and joint forces in times of peace or war; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  United  States Army Albany Recruiting Battalion, with
headquarters located at the Watervliet Arsenal in New York,  encompasses
38,760 stateside square miles; and
 
  WHEREAS,   The   Albany   Recruiting   Battalion   includes  the  27
northeastern counties of New York State, the five  westernmost  counties
of  Massachusetts,  and  the  States  of  Vermont and Connecticut and is
responsible for  the  Army's  recruiting  mission  in  Europe,  northern
Africa, and the Middle East; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Albany  Recruiting  Battalion  operates 51 recruiting
stations in the continental United States and four  recruiting  stations
in Germany; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Capital  Region  is  honored  to  be  home  to  these
critically important military installations and the proud and  dedicated
service men and women who carry out their respective missions; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom of this Legislative Body to salute the
Soldiers, Airmen, and Sailors of the military units stationed within the
Capital  Region  and  to   honor   their   dedication   and   collective
contributions  to our communities and to New York State; now, therefore,
be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  the  Capital  Region  Chamber  of Commerce upon the occasion of
celebrating its Military Appreciation Event on June 9, 2025; and  be  it
further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  the  Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Capital Region Chamber of  Commerce,  the  Commanding
Officers  of the 109th Airlift Wing, the United States Army's Watervliet
Arsenal, the Navy Reserve  Center  of  Schenectady,  the  United  States
Army's  Albany Retention Battalion, and Members of Congress representing
the Capital Region of the State of New York.
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