| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 428 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Navy Lieutenant and native Texan Arielle Ash |
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| 3 | 3 | | led the Super Bowl's first all-female piloted flyover on February |
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| 4 | 4 | | 12, 2023; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The military flyover took place in the skies above |
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| 6 | 6 | | State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, before the Super Bowl |
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| 7 | 7 | | LVII football game; Lieutenant Ash served as the lead pilot in a |
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| 8 | 8 | | diamond formation that included two F/A-18F Super Hornets, one |
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| 9 | 9 | | F-35C Lightning II, and one EA-18G Growler; she flew one of the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Super Hornet fighter jets; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The crew of seven female aviators made history by |
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| 12 | 12 | | participating in the flyover, which commemorated 50 years of |
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| 13 | 13 | | women pilots' service in the U.S. Navy; women were first admitted |
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| 14 | 14 | | to the navy's flight school in 1973; the following year, six |
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| 15 | 15 | | women earned their wings and became known as "The First Six"; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Born in Abilene, Lieutenant Ash attended Wylie |
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| 17 | 17 | | High School and graduated from Texas Tech University in 2012; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Through her leadership, skill, and dedication, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Arielle Ash has set an outstanding example to which others may |
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| 20 | 20 | | aspire, and she is truly deserving of special recognition for her |
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| 21 | 21 | | achievements in aviation; now, therefore, be it |
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| 22 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 23 | 23 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Lieutenant Arielle Ash on |
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| 24 | 24 | | leading the Super Bowl's first all-female piloted flyover and |
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| 25 | 25 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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| 26 | 26 | | it further |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 28 | 28 | | prepared for Lieutenant Ash as an expression of high regard from |
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| 29 | 29 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Parker |
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| 31 | 31 | | ________________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | President of the Senate |
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| 33 | 33 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 34 | 34 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 35 | 35 | | the Senate on April 17, 2023. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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