[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE UNITED STATES NAVY'S NEWEST LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP

  (Mr. ESTES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the U.S. Navy's latest 
littoral combat ship christened the USS Wichita.
  On Saturday, the USS Wichita will be commissioned in Mayport, 
Florida, where she will begin her service to our country. As the third 
USS Wichita in U.S. Naval history, this ship will carry on the proud 
legacy of representing Kansas' largest city around the globe.
  Wichita will be represented on board by Chief Petty Officer Isaac 
Davis, a graduate of Wichita Heights High School, who will serve as an 
operations specialist, and Chief Petty Officer Brian Tanner, a graduate 
of Derby High School, who will serve as an information systems 
technician.
  I am grateful for Chief Petty Officers Davis and Tanner, as well as 
the entire crew of the USS Wichita. I am also thankful for the efforts 
of so many people in our community who have been supportive of the work 
of the USS Wichita Commissioning Committee.
  Thanks in part to these efforts, I know the USS Wichita will serve 
our community and country with pride.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing the men and 
women of the USS Wichita fair winds and following seas.

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