Welcome Aboard, John Brandes!
John Brandes registered on the site today, bring the total number of former Commanding Officers of the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) checked in to five, which is half the ten COs that commanded the Bates during her 30 plus years of service.
Some of you remember John as the Engineer between 1979 and 1982, while those of you serving between 1988 and 1991 would have called him Cap'n. Either way, he joins Houley, Uplinger, W. M. Hicks, and Stevens here at SSN-680.org as former COs, and we are proud to have them all.
Shout him out when you get a chance, and make him feel welcome - he's one of us!
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