USS Anchorage (LPD 23)

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Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 10, 2014 at 11:57am

Tough to tell from that angle heheh...

Comment by Dana Payton on April 9, 2014 at 8:29pm

Actually that 53 Echo looks to be on approach...not departure! ;) 

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 9, 2014 at 11:35am

140407-N-KL846-045 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (April 7, 2014) A UH-1Y Iroquois from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 launches from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during deck landing qualifications. Anchorage is currently performing training with the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, off the coast of Kaneohe Bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released

140407-N-KL846-095 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (April 7, 2014) A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 launches from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during deck landing qualifications. Anchorage is performing training with the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, off the coast of Kaneohe Bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 8, 2014 at 2:21am

USS Anchorage Departs Pearl Harbor, Leaves Impression...

Story Number: NNS140407-21Release Date: 4/7/2014 9:46:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), along with the embarked Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, ASEAN, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), departed Pearl Harbor, April 7.

Anchorage will begin transiting back to her homeport of San Diego and will continue a series of ongoing at-sea training evolutions.

While in port, the crew was able to conduct training, strengthen community relations, hold reenlistment ceremonies at multiple Pearl Harbor landmarks, enjoy some free time, and even host the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and other defense ministers from the Association of Southeastern Asian Nations (ASEAN), during part of their defense forum.

As part of the first ASEAN Defense forum to be held on U.S. soil, the ship conducted tours showcasing the ship's well deck capabilities, multiple vehicle stowage areas, flight deck capabilities, medical facilities, and berthing spaces.

While there was an impressive show of force, the tour also showcased the capacity and capabilities for the Navy-Marine Corps team to assist in humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts.

"It's security, it's stability; it's assuring that all nations have commercial options. It is trade, it's exchanges; it's about free people," said Hagel during a media availability on the flight deck. "We intend to continue to be a Pacific power, to cooperate with our ASEAN partners of all nations in the Asia-Pacific."

Cmdr. Joel Stewart, Anchorage's commanding officer, expressed his pride in being the ship selected to host part of the forum.

"It was an honor to have ASEAN and U.S. leaders aboard to showcase our outstanding Navy-Marine Corps team with this new ship and the capabilities it brings as part of the strategic rebalance to the Pacific," said Stewart.

On the other side of the workday, Anchorage also arranged for a group of 20 volunteers to visit veterans in the Pearl Harbor area where they were able to gain some wisdom from times past.

"It was a great experience," said Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Brian Jaggers, the community relations coordinator for the event. "Anytime we have the opportunity to go out there and brighten someone's day, it feels great; but I'd be lying if I said they didn't brighten our day just as much."

The volunteers visited Tripler Army Medical Center where they swapped stories with a variety of veterans, most from the Vietnam War.

"In a way, these guys paved the way for us and made the military what it is today. It was a bad situation for many of them, they had to worry about a jungle environment as well as people shooting at them," Jaggers said. "It was nice to go and hear their stories and let them share their experiences; to me, that's what community relations are all about. These guys are the real heroes."

USS Anchorage (LPD 23) is the seventh San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. She was built at the Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding site in Avondale, La. She was delivered to the U.S. Navy on Set. 17, 2012 and was commissioned in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska on May 4, 2013. She is homeported in San Diego, Calif.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 8, 2014 at 2:20am

Hilary Welcome to the group!

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 2, 2014 at 11:15pm

ASEAN, U.S. Leaders Enhance Multilateral Ties Aboard USS Anchorage...

By MC1 Amanda Dunford
Posted April 2, 2014

 

140402-N-QF605-005 PEARL HARBOR (April 2, 2014) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a ship tour April 2. The ASEAN minsters toured Anchorage's advanced medical facilities, discussed maritime domain awareness and security cooperation, and concluded their visit observing MV-22 Osprey operations from the flight deck. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Dunford/Released)

Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, deputy commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and defense minsters from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23). (U.S. Navy/MC1 Amanda Dunford)

PEARL HARBOR (April 2, 2014) MV-22 Ospreys attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 fly over the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during a tour of the ship by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is hosting the leaders during the first of its kind meeting in the United States. The forum is providing an opportunity for defense leaders to discuss a number of issues including humanitarian disaster relief and regional security architecture, while receiving operational briefings and demonstrations of U.S. capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John M. Hageman/Released)

Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, held a press conference and tour aboard Anchorage while we were in port training with Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Anchorage hosted a portion of this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense conference, the first meeting of its kind to take place in the United States and provides an opportunity for defense leaders to discuss a shared vision for a dynamic, peaceful, and secure future for the ASEAN region. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 1, 2014 at 11:51pm

Cmdr. Joel Stewart addresses the chiefs and senior non-commissioned officers of USS Anchorage, USS Chosin, USS Michael Murphy, and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard as they celebrate the 121st anniversary of the Navy Chief.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 1, 2014 at 2:03pm

Hagel, Asian Counterparts to Meet During ASEAN...
Story by William Selby, Defense Media Activity

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will travel to Honolulu in April to host the 2014 Association of Southeast Asian Nations  before departing for Japan, China and Mongolia. The ASEAN member states include Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.  The Secretary invited his ASEAN counterparts to the U.S. when he was in Singapore last June, attending the Shangri-La Dialogue meeting.  During the meeting, all 10 ministers accepted his invitation. This trip will mark the first time ASEAN has ever been held on U.S. soil. Additionally, this will be Hagel’s first time travelling to China as defense secretary.

Among the topics he is expected to discuss:

    Make clear the Defense Department’s newly released defense strategy and budget fully supports rebalance/shift of forces and the continuation of new capabilities to the region.
    Demonstrate U.S. support to ASEAN with regard to helping it grow as a security organization, emphasizing the critical importance of humanitarian and disaster relief efforts.
    Highlight our comprehensive approach to the region – economics, diplomacy, development, culture and security are all interlinked.

During his trip, Secretary Hagel will meet with U.S. service members stationed in the region including stops aboard the USS Anchorage, and a tour of Hickam Air Force Base.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 1, 2014 at 12:26pm

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PEARL HARBOR (March 28, 2014) The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) enters Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as Sailors and embarked members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force man the rails. Anchorage, home-ported in San Diego, is the seventh San Antonio-class LPD, the second ship to be named for the city and the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Released)

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on March 31, 2014 at 11:46pm

Thanks for the pix Paul! Holy cow those propellers are massive!

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