119-hr3256

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3256 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3256

 To name the Runway 5L/23R at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
 North Carolina, the ``Lieutenant General Carey Runway''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 7, 2025

 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To name the Runway 5L/23R at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 
 North Carolina, the ``Lieutenant General Carey Runway''.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Lieutenant General Carey Runway Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress makes the following findings:

    (1) Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey retired from the 
 Marine Corps on March 1, 1983. The General was presented the 
 Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious 
 service to the Government of the United States in a duty of 
 great responsibility as Commanding General, Marine Corps 
 Development and Education Command, Quantico, Virginia, from 
 November 1980 through February 1983.

    (2) Born January 10, 1928, in Columbus, Ohio, General Carey 
 enlisted in the V-5 program in 1945. With the discontinuance of 
 the V-5 program, he was discharged and enlisted in the Marine 
 Corps and advanced to the rank of Sergeant prior to his 
 commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in 1948. As a rifle 
 platoon commander, he participated in combat operations in 
 Korea, including the Inchon Landing and Chosin Reservoir, where 
 he earned the Silver Star Medal prior to his medical evacuation 
 to the United States after being wounded in action. In 1951, he 
 served for a year as a company commander at the Marine Corps 
 Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, and then reported 
 to Pensacola, Florida, for flight training.

    (3) Since his designation as a Naval Aviator in 1953, 
 General Carey held a variety of squadron pilot and staff 
 assignments including separate tours as an intelligence, 
 maintenance, and material and logistics officer in both attack 
 and fighter squadrons. He also served as the Assistant G-4

    (Logistics) for the 2d Marine Division and spent one tour as 
 the Aviation Logistics Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of 
 Staff for Air, Headquarters Marine Corps.

    (4) Additionally, General Carey had a diversified 
 operations and planning background through assignments in that 
 area at the squadron, group, wing, and air station levels. As a 
 Colonel, he also served as the Battle Staff Chief in the Office 
 of the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific and later as the G-3 
 Officer, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.

    (5) His aviation command experience began in 1958 with 
 Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 32 while a Major, 
 stationed at MCAS, Beaufort, South Carolina. As a Lieutenant 
 Colonel at Cherry Point in 1966, General Carey assumed command 
 of then Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 513. Following his 
 assignment to the Republic of Vietnam, the General commanded 
 Marine Air Base Squadron 13 and later Marine Fighter Attack 
 Squadron 115 during combat operations, while operating from Chu 
 Lai Air Base. As a colonel in 1971, he commanded Marine 
 Aircraft Group 24, with the 1st Marine Brigade in Hawaii.

    (6) Following his advancement to Brigadier General on July 
 1, 1974, General Carey became Assistant Wing Commander, 1st 
 Marine Aircraft Wing, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. In 1975, he 
 concurrently commanded the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade where 
 he directed the Marine Corps participation in the evacuation of 
 Saigon.

    (7) Upon his return to the United States, General Carey 
 served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, 
 Headquarters Marine Corps, where he was advanced to Major 
 General on March 2, 1976, and served there until he was 
 assigned duty as Commanding General of the 2d Marine Aircraft 
 Wing at Cherry Point, North Carolina, in July 1976. In June 
 1978 he was assigned duty as Deputy Chief of Staff, Commander 
 in Chief, Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. He was promoted to 
 Lieutenant General on October 24, 1980, and assumed duty as CG, 
 MCDEC, Quantico, Virginia. He served in this capacity until his 
 retirement on March 1, 1983.

    (8) In addition to the Silver Star Medal, General Carey's 
 personal awards and decorations include--
        (A) the Legion of Merit with gold star in lieu of a 
 second award;
        (B) the Distinguished Flying Cross;
            (C) the Bronze Star Medal with Combat ``V'' and 
 gold star in lieu of a second award;
            (D) the Air Medal with Numeral 15;
        (E) the Joint Service Commendation Medal;
        (F) the Purple Heart Medal;
        (G) the Presidential Unit Citation with two bronze 
 stars;
        (H) the Navy Unit Commendation Medal with one 
 bronze star; and
            (I) the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

    (9) General Carey is a graduate of the Naval War College 
 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business 
 Administration from George Washington University.

SEC. 3. NAME OF RUNWAY 5L/23R AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY 
 POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.

 The Runway 5L/23R at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North 
Carolina, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known 
and designated as the ``Lieutenant General Carey Runway''. Any 
reference to such runway in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Lieutenant General Carey Runway.
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