March 6, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 40 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING MR. ROBERT ``BOB'' CAMACHO ON HIS 34 
                        YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE

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                     HON. MICHAEL F.Q. SAN NICOLAS

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 6, 2019

  Mr. SAN NICOLAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a genuine 
public servant and friend, Chief Robert ``Bob'' D. Camacho on his 
retirement from the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Airport 
Authority (GIAA) police department after 34 years of service to Guam 
and to the nation.
  Bob has a long history in public service. After serving 11 years in 
the United States Army, where he received numerous awards and 
decorations, Bob began his civilian career as a parole officer in the 
Guam Department of Corrections, eventually advancing to the post of 
Director of the Department. As Director, Bob's innovations included 
making the Department of Correction a tobacco-free environment and 
effectively restructuring prison food services. These changes 
significantly reduced health-care costs for employees as well as 
inmates and saved millions of dollars in food costs and wastage for the 
government of Guam.
  Bob served in other senior executive positions within the law 
enforcement field including in the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency 
and the Guam Police Department. It is no surprise that Bob also 
excelled in these other positions, constantly exemplifying the 
definition of a public servant.
  Appointed to the Chief of the Guam International Airport Authority 
police department in 2009, Bob effectively responded to the increased 
security risks imposed by the tragedy on September 11, 2001. Bob 
continued to ensure that the GIAA and his department kept pace with new 
and constantly changing U.S. Department of Homeland Security and 
Transportation Security Administration mandates as well as keeping pace 
with the constantly growing passenger and freight workload. He was 
instrumental in promoting and securing funding for ``Project Hulo,'' a 
much needed, and significant increase, in services, operations, and 
security for the airport, which has become a major Pacific hub for both 
domestic and international travel and freight.
  Bob continued to trailblaze in the Guam law enforcement community 
when he served as Chairman of the Peace Officer Standards and Training 
Commission, setting appropriate standards for hiring, training, ethical 
conduct, and retention of peace officers throughout the territory of 
Guam. Bob has dedicated his life serving our community, exemplified the 
best in leadership qualities, and has continued inspire those around 
him. Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of the People of Guam, offering my 
greatest appreciation for Bob's commitment to public service. I 
congratulate him on his retirement and offer him best wishes on his 
well-earned retirement.

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