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A MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE MADE BY

THE FOUR MAJOR ACTIVE DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS IN THE STATE OF

NEW MEXICO ALONG WITH THE RESERVE FORCE CAPABILITY OF THE NEW

MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD.

WHEREAS, New Mexico is the home of four major department

of defense military bases, including Cannon air force base in

Clovis, Holloman air force base in Alamogordo, Kirtland air

force base in Albuquerque and White Sands missile range near

Las Cruces, and is also supported by the men and women of the

New Mexico national guard, including the air national guard

and army national guard; and

WHEREAS, the total economic impact within New Mexico of

the four installations exceeds five billion dollars

($5,000,000,000); and

WHEREAS, the installations have missions critical to the

national defense of the United States of America; and

WHEREAS, the installations' major missions include

tactical air, test and evaluation, research and development,

special operations training, counterterrorism and other

critical areas, along with a host of secondary missions; and

WHEREAS, the most important single element in these

department of defense installations and the New Mexico

national guard is people, whether uniformed men and women,

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family members, civilians working for the individual armed

forces, contractors and others associated with each military

installation in the state, along with the New Mexico national

guard men and women; and

WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico is known for its

support of the military; and

WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico recognizes that morale

is a significant part of military readiness and desires to

support the morale of those serving in the four major active

defense installations in this state by this official

recognition of their contributions;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state of

New Mexico recognize and appreciate the important and

continuing contributions of the four major active military

installations in our state, along with the contributions of

the New Mexico national guard; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state of New Mexico

recognize and appreciate the people who work or live at those

four department of defense military installations, along with

the people of the New Mexico national guard; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be

transmitted to the commanders of Cannon air force base,

Holloman air force base, Kirtland air force base and White

Sands missile range, along with copies to the secretary of the

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air force, the secretary of the army, the chief of the

national guard bureau and the adjutant general of the state of

New Mexico.