USNS Carson City commissioning Jan. 16

The USNS Carson City naval vessel is set for commissioning in Alabama on Jan. 16, 2016.Originally it was thought the ship named after Nevada’s capital city would be commissioned in November, but it was pushed back until early next year and a date wasn’t set for certain until now.Capt. Bob Wiley of Carson City will take command of the vessel when it is built, christened and launched, an assignment he put in for after serving 35 years as a Merchant Marine. He is a federal employee rat