USS Anchorage (LPD 23)

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Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on May 1, 2013 at 12:49pm

Dana Woot!!! Thanks for sharing this. I added one from Ingalls on the photo page as well :)

Comment by Dana Payton on May 1, 2013 at 11:45am

The USS Anchorage Commissioning Committee has announced that she has arrived at Anchorage! ...I am getting antsy...we are flying there tomorrow! ;) This is a photo from the Committee's FB page.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 30, 2013 at 10:28pm

Anchorage To Arrive In Namesake City For Commissioning...
by USS Anchorage (LPD 23) (Notes) on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 4:27pm

From USS Anchorage (LPD 23) Public Affairs

USS ANCHORAGE, At Sea – The future USS Anchorage (LPD 23) will moor pier side at the Port of Anchorage Wednesday during a welcome ceremony hosted by officials from the Municipality of Anchorage.

The welcome ceremony will kick off a four-day affair that will culminate in the ship’s commissioning ceremony Saturday at 10 a.m.

Following the welcome ceremony, the ship will receive an Alaskan Native blessing and will host a media event that will allow members of the press the opportunity to view the ship and interview command leadership and select members of the crew.

The media event is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. and will conclude at 1 p.m. Members of the press interested in attending the media event will need to contact the commissioning committee communications advisor for credentials prior to arrival:


Lindsey Whitt
Communications Director, Office of the Mayor
Municipality of Anchorage
Email:whittla@muni.org
Phone: (907) 343-7103
Cell: (907) 433-9543


Anchorage is the seventh San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock.

She was built at the Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipbuilding site in Avondale, La. and delivered to the U.S. Navy Sept. 17. The ship will be commissioned in May in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska and is the second ship to be named for the city.

 

For more information on Anchorage, visit http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lpd23/
For information about the commissioning events, visit http://ussanchoragenavy.com/

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 27, 2013 at 12:13pm

Webcast: USS Anchorage Commissioning Ceremony...

Feed begins at 1355 EDT. Scheduled from May 04 2013 1:55 PM EDT to May 04 2013 4:00 PM EDT...

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 22, 2013 at 3:59pm

Press Release: USS Anchorage begins journey to Alaska, commissioning ceremony...

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Division and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing board the Navy’s newest amphibious transport dock ship, the USS Anchorage, at Naval Base San Diego, April 21, 2013. The ship left San Diego April 22, and is scheduled to be formally commissioned in Anchorage, Alaska, May 4. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released)

Courtesy Photo | 1stMLG | 04.21.2013

source: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/105633/press-release-uss-anchorage-beg...

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 15, 2013 at 11:39pm

USS Anchorage Tour, Commissioning Details Announced..
By Chris Klint

Channel 2 News
5:21 PM AKDT, April 15, 2013
ANCHORAGE, Alaska


A new Navy ship named after Alaska’s largest city will visit it in about two weeks, offering scheduled public tours for three days before it is commissioned at the Port of Anchorage.

Lindsey Whitt, a spokesperson for Mayor Dan Sullivan’s office, says the USS Anchorage is expected to arrive at the port at about 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1. The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship is meant to support landing operations, launching boats and hovercraft from a floodable aft well deck as well as helicopters from its upper helicopter deck.

While the Anchorage had been intended to spend nearly two weeks in its namesake city, budget cuts from federal sequestration have reduced the duration of its port call to four days.

Tours of the Anchorage will be offered from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 1, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 2 and from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 3. Because the port is a secured facility and civilians can’t drive onto it, buses will gather visitors at the parking lots of the Sears Mall in Midtown and the Northway Mall in East Anchorage.

In addition to suggesting that visitors wear sensible clothes and shoes, Whitt recommends that visitors refrain from bringing backpacks and large handbags, due to space constraints as well as security requirements before boarding the Anchorage.

“Visitors, both adults and children must be prepared to walk through a metal detector,” Whitt wrote in a list of tour guidelines. “Adults, over the age of 18, must provide government issued identification such as a driver’s license, passport or military credentials.”

Whitt also says the Anchorage, which has many ramps and ladders, isn’t handicapped-accessible. For those with mobility issues, a virtual tour of the ship will be posted on www.ussanchoragenavy.com at 8 a.m. May 1.

The Anchorage will be commissioned at 10 a.m. May 4, in an invitation-only event. Invitations to the commissioning are available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis by emailing names and addresses to ussanchoragetickets@gmail.com.

Contact Chris Klint


www.ktuu.com/news/uss-anchorage-tour-commissioning-details-announce...

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 12, 2013 at 6:25pm

Anchorage Sailor Selected For All Navy Wrestling Team...
by USS Anchorage (LPD 23) (Notes) on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 6:23pm

From USS Anchorage (LPD23) Public Affairs


SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A Sailor assigned to the future USS Anchorage (LPD 23) will be among five Sailors selected to compete in the ASICS U.S. Open National Wrestling Championships April 17-21 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Logistics Specialist Seaman Justin Nolen participated in the team’s open try-outs held in March and was notified of his selection earlier this month.


“It’s amazing to be selected because I get a chance to not only represent the command, but the entire Navy,” said Nolen, 20, who hails from Iverness, Florida. “This is a sport I’ve always competed in because of the strength and discipline required to be successful. I’ve always tried to embody those traits,especially as a Sailor and it will be an honor to represent the Navy in Las Vegas.”


Nolen will compete in the 51 Kilo (121 lbs) category and will need to finish in the top seven to qualify for an invitation to the U.S. World Team Trials in Stillwater, Ok. in June.


“He certainly has the drive to succeed,” said Logistics Specialist 1stClass Christopher Klock, Nolen’s division leading petty officer. “It’s great to see him push so hard because that ethic seeps into his work ethic and we get a great Sailor as a result. I wish him the best, and if he doesn’t make it, I know he’ll be up there again next year because that’s how dedicated he is.”


As a former Florida state high school wrestling champion in the 119 and 125-lbscategories, Nolen explained that competing on a national level never gets any easier.


“The nerves will always be there because everyone is just as good as you are if not better at that level,” he said. “The difference this time is it means something more to wear a shirt walking into the arena that says ‘Navy’ on it. I hope to represent us and Anchorage well.”


Anchorage is the seventh San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. She was built at the Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipbuilding site in Avondale,La. and delivered to the U.S. Navy Sept. 17. The ship will be commissioned in May in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska and is the second ship to be named for the city.

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 5, 2013 at 11:48am

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on April 3, 2013 at 10:47pm

130402-N-DR144-670 SAN DIEGO (April 2, 2013) Air Boss Cmdr. Kevin Friel speaks to Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students from Robert Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska as they tour the Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at its homeport of San Diego. The sixteen high school seniors from the ship’s namesake city were the first group from Anchorage to tour the ship as its crew prepares for its commissioning ceremony, scheduled to take place May 4 at the Port of Anchorage. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans / RELEASED)

130402-N-DR144-281 SAN DIEGO (April 2, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) 1st Class Patricia Fry discusses flight deck operations as Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students from Robert Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska tour the Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at its homeport of San Diego. The sixteen high school seniors from the ship’s namesake city were the first group from Anchorage to tour the ship as its crew prepares for its commissioning ceremony, scheduled to take place May 4 at the Port of Anchorage. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans / RELEASED)

Comment by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on March 29, 2013 at 4:17pm

130327-N-JU810-024 USS ANCHORAGE, At Sea (March 27, 2013) Sailors assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) complete well deck certifications by recovering, arresting, and sending off a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) during operations held off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez/RELEASED

130326-N-JU810-009 USS ANCHORAGE, At Sea (March 26, 2013) Sailors assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Anchorage (LPD 23) fired off the ship's rolling air frame missiles (RAM) as part of a combat systems certification that took place off the coast of Southern California. Anchorage is set to commission in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, in May. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez/RELEASED)

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