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Anchorage Holds First Change of Command...
by USS Anchorage on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11:50am 130418-N-JU810-160 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 18, 2013) Cmdr. Joel Stewart salutes Capt. Donald R. Cuddington, Commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, as he assumes command of amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) relieving Capt. Brian J. Quin in a ceremony held in the ship's well deck. Quin served as Anchorage's first commanding officer, while Stewart has the distinction of being the ship's first crew member. Anchorage will be…
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ANCHORAGE Family and Friends,
Now that we are finished selling Cruise Books to the ship’s crew, we’d like to extend this opportunity to family and friends as well! If you’re not sure of what a cruise book is, here is a brief description:
The cruise book is a Naval tradition that dates back to the late 1800s, when crews began documenting events of their cruises/deployments. The book follows a ‘yearbook’ format with official photos of EACH Sailor in their respective departments. Cruise books also capture many memorable moments from a ship’s deployment including port visits, volunteering opportunities, Change of Command, Chief pinning ceremony, Crossing the Line ceremony, and many other various evolutions around the ship.
This cruise book is especially great since it documents ANCHORAGE’S Maiden Voyage! The book is hard cover with 96 pages full of memories from our 2015 WESTPAC deployment.
We are currently selling Cruise Books at $15 each, plus shipping & handling. ALL payments will go towards ANCHORAGE’s MWR program to support morale boosting activities for ANCHORAGE Sailors!
Please contact LTJG Lindsay Lewis for any questions or if you’d like to place an order! lindsayannlewis@gmail.com
USS Anchorage Receives 2nd Consecutive Battle "E" After Maiden Deployment...
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The crew of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) received the Battle Efficiency, or Battle "E" award, March 1.
This is the second consecutive win for Anchorage, which completed its maiden deployment in December 2015.
"The Battle 'E' clearly recognizes the hard work of Anchorage Sailors and the sacrifices made by Anchorage families over the past year," said Capt. J.J. Cummings, commanding officer of Anchorage.
The Battle "E" award is a tribute to the ship's overall readiness and was determined by a yearlong evaluation of Anchorage's accomplishments during training exercises and various command inspections.
"We are also honored to be the only LPD to win the Battle 'E' this year," said Cummings. "We will hang our second consecutive Battle 'E' on our bridge wing on behalf of the Anchorage families who supported us in 2015."
After work ups from January through March of 2015, Anchorage departed in April for a seven-month maiden deployment.
Cummings added, "the Anchorage team worked extremely hard to prepare for deployment and then performed exceptionally well in the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation."
Personnel aboard Anchorage are now authorized to wear the Navy "E" ribbon and Battle "E" device.
"Adding that ribbon to my rack is really special, [especially because] this is my first ship," said Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Bannon. "It was a challenging deployment, and I am glad that we are getting rewarded for [all our hard work]."
Anchorage is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, and is in port San Diego undergoing a continuous maintenance availability (CMAV) to receive upgrades and repairs.
Oliver (on the right) manning the rails NBSD Homecoming 2015 HOOYAH!
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