BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Thousands of people came out to see history being made right here in Western New York.

USS Little Rock - LCS 9 was officially commissioned next to its namesake at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park.

Local officials, along with military officers nationwide and Little Rock Arkansas officials, came out for the ceremony.

USS Little Rock will now head down to a Naval station in Florida and is set to be deployed next year.