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Shipmate Bob Cochrane (EM3 54-56) has a new female in his life. His lovely wife knows about it but has little concern since "the other woman" is less than a year old. The female we refer to is just another Navy ship that he's added to his proverbial harem fleet. And Bob was invited to her first party!

In addition to being a member of the USS RICH Association, Bob is a member of the USS THE SULLIVANS Association as well and is active in the maintenance and upkeep of the famed museum ship located in Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York. Apparently one of the perks of the job is to be invited to some special events... such as the commissioning of a new U.S. Navy LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) Wikipedia describes an LCS as "The concept behind the littoral combat ship, as described by former Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, is to "a small, fast, maneuverable and relatively inexpensive member of the DD(X) family of ships."

How quickly we forget the required paperwork to get something done in the military. Bob was honored with a refresher course.
The Envelope

 
The Invitation!

 
The "Notice"

 
The Ticket!

 
More rules...

 
A few more details...

 
Additional info...

 
Still more...

 
The Logo...

 
 
Bob reported that in addition to he and his wife, 8,998 other people attended the ceremony.  (Yes, 9000 people attended!)

Needless to say, he was extremely happy and proud to attend this very special event and, on behalf of all his shipmate, we thank him.  BRAVO ZULU, Bob and Joan!
 
 
  Length Beam Disp Draft Max Speed Range Crew
USS RICH (DD/DDE820) 390' 41' 2420 tons 18.6' 35 knots 4500 mi 336
USS LITTLE ROCK (LCS9) * 418' 104' 3194 tons 14' 44 knots 4300 mi 43core+35mission
*A number of variations exist

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