; Whereas the Warrant Officer Management Act (title XI of Public Law 102–190 ; 105 Stat. 1290) established, among other matters, the rank of chief warrant officer, W–5; Whereas beginning in 1999, the Secretary of Defense has developed a team of Senior Warrant Officer Leaders across all components of the Army, represented today by the Army Senior Warrant Officer Council, which reports to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and whose primary mission is to address relevant issues concerning systems, policies, and programs of the Army designed to produce ready and relevant warrant officers; Whereas in 2004, the Warrant Officer Corps was formally integrated into, and as a cohort of, the larger Army Officer Corps; Whereas warrant officers have long been referred to as the Guardians of the Army's Technology ; Whereas today a warrant officer is a self-aware and adaptive technical expert, combat leader, trainer, and advisor at progressively higher leadership tables, throughout a successful career; and Whereas, on July 9, 2018, warrant officers of the Army will celebrate a century of service to the Army: Now, therefore, be it