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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL GREGORY A. LUSK
Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay MG Gregory A.
Lusk, the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard, for
his many years of service to the great State of North Carolina.
Major General Lusk has served as the 40th Adjutant General of the
North Carolina National Guard with distinction for nearly a decade.
Major General Lusk's adept leadership over the roughly 11,500 citizen
soldiers and airmen serving in the North Carolina Army and Air National
Guard has been prominently displayed during the multiple harrowing
natural disasters that have struck North Carolina in recent years. In
2018, Major General Lusk oversaw a massive mobilization of N.C.
Guardsmen prior to the landfall of Hurricane Florence. During the
ensuing deployment, 3,400 N.C. Guardsmen assisted local, State, and
Federal disaster response teams on hundreds dangerous search and rescue
operations vital missions to provide lifesaving relief to evacuated
families. In total, more than 1,300 North Carolinians were safely
evacuated from dangerous floodwaters due to the effective command of
Major General Lusk and the efforts of the North Carolina National
Guard.
The tireless leadership of Major General Lusk has been invaluable
during the numerous overseas deployments, stateside military exercises,
and natural disaster responses that the North Carolina National Guard
has participated in since his appointment to adjutant general in 2010.
Major General Lusk's contribution to advancing the overall readiness
and operational capabilities of the North Carolina National Guard has
been critical in maintaining an effective and resilient Reserve Force.
Through operations including Inherent Resolve, Enduring Freedom, and
Freedom's Sentinel, as well as during the Hurricanes Irene, Matthew,
Florence, and Dorian, Major General Lusk has ensured that the men and
women of the Guard had the utmost preparation and training for every
mission that they embarked on.
Major General Lusk has selflessly served the state of North Carolina
and our Nation for almost 40 years. Following his commissioning through
the Reserve Officer Training Program at North Carolina State University
in 1982, Major General Lusk was stationed throughout the State and
around the world as he rose from a second lieutenant to a major
general. Major General Lusk was mobilized twice to Iraq as both an
executive officer and a commander of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, commanding 4,000 North Carolina Guardsmen in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
As a U.S. Senator, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,
and a North Carolinian, I am pleased to congratulate Major General
Gregory Lusk on his retirement, for his impressive career of military
service and steadfast commitment to our country.
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