[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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