Resolution; recognizing the critical national aviation security role played by the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and its Federal Aviation Administration Academy, and honoring the center’s contributions.

Resolution
ENROLLED SENATE
RESOLUTION NO. 11 By: Rosino, Alvord, Bergstrom,
Boren, Brooks, Bullard, Burns,
Coleman, Daniels, Deevers,
Dossett, Frix, Gillespie,
Gollihare, Goodwin, Green,
Grellner, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Haste, Hicks, Hines,
Howard, Jech, Jett, Kern,
Kirt, Mann, McIntosh, Murdock,
Nice, Paxton, Pederson,
Prieto, Pugh, Rader,
Reinhardt, Sacchieri,
Seifried, Standridge, Stanley,
Stewart, Thompson, Weaver,
Wingard, and Woods

A Resolution recognizing the critical national
aviation security role played by the Mike Monroney
Aeronautical Center and its Federal Aviation
Administration Academy; and honoring the center’s
contribution.

WHEREAS, the thousands of employees of the Mike Monroney
Aeronautical Center contribute directly to Oklahoma’s economy as one
of the top 10 employers in the Oklahoma City region and as the
largest Department of Transportation facility outside of Washington,
D.C.; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy,
located within the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, offers world-
class, centralized, standardized, and efficient training for air
traffic control to over 20,000 students each year. The FAA Academy
in Oklahoma City serves as the agency’s primary training facility
for air traffic controllers; and

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WHEREAS, the mission of the center is to directly support the
safe and efficient operations of our national and international
aviation systems; and

WHEREAS, if one has ever flown anywhere and had a safe and
uneventful flight, much of the credit goes to the Mike Monroney
Aeronautical Center and the premier training that is performed in
Oklahoma.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE 1ST SESSION
OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate acknowledges and is grateful for
the individuals who guard our friendly skies by undergoing the
arduous training necessary and being willing to serve in a
responsible position in America’s air traffic control towers.

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate recognizes and applauds the
continued existence of a critical national aviation security center
in Oklahoma City and the vital role it plays anywhere one flies in
our great nation.

THAT the Oklahoma State Senate honors the nearly 80-year
presence of the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and wishes to
express its support for many more decades of its playing a central
role in aviation.

Adopted by the Senate the 2nd day of April, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________