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    USS ANCHORAGE COMMISSIONING

    USS Anchorage Commissioning

    USS Anchorage Commissioning    

    Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Division and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing embark on the USS Anchorage, designated as LPD-23, and heads to Anchorage, Alaska, for the ship's commissioning ceremony, which is scheduled for May 4, 2013.

    For more news, photos and video of the ship while it is underway and in Anchorage, please visit the 1st MLG Unit Page or call the 1st Marine Logistics Group Public Affairs Office at 760-763-7795.

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    CNO Franchetti Visits USS Anchorage

    CNO Franchetti Visits USS Anchorage
    02.13.24 | PO1 Tom Tonthat | LPD-23
    Capt. Joshua Wenker, commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), center right, leads Chief of Naval...
    Balikatan 23

    Balikatan 23
    04.11.23 | PO2 Tom Tonthat | LPD-23
    A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, transits through Subic Bay during Balikatan 23, April 11, 2023 in the...

    48 Featured Videos

    13th MEU USS Anchorage Arrive For CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka 22

    13th MEU USS Anchorage Arrive For...
    11.08.22 | SSgt Brendan Custer | 13MEU
    COLOMBO SRI LANKA (Jan. 19, 2023) – U.S. Marines with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious...
    USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs

    USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division...
    02.13.22 | ENS Melvin Fatimehin | ESG-3
    U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion (3D AABN), 1st Marine Division (1stMarDiv) participated in a waterborne training...
    STRATMOBEX-ACV Onloading (B-Roll) - 2 of 2

    STRATMOBEX-ACV Onloading (B-Roll) - 2 of 2
    10.20.21 | Sgt Destiny Dempsey | 1MD
    U.S. Marines offload an amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, from amphibious dock landing...
    LCAC landing in Oregon

    LCAC landing in Oregon
    06.03.19 | 1SG Zachary Holden | ONGPAO
    The U.S. Navy launched two LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushioned) hovercrafts from the USS Anchorage on Monday, June 3rd during a Defense Support of...
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    3,370 Featured Images

    LPD to LPD: Somerset waves to Anchorage

    LPD to LPD: Somerset waves to Anchorage
    07.23.25 | PO2 Evan Diaz | LPD-25
    Midshipmen and Marines aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) watch as amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23)...
    LPD to LPD: Somerset waves to Anchorage

    LPD to LPD: Somerset waves to Anchorage
    07.23.25 | PO2 Evan Diaz | LPD-25
    Amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) steams in the Pacific Ocean, July 23, 2025. Anchorage is currently underway conducting...
    LPD to LPD: Somerset waves to Anchorage

    LPD to LPD: Somerset waves to Anchorage
    07.23.25 | PO2 Evan Diaz | LPD-25
    Midshipmen, Marines and Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) wave to amphibious transport dock ship USS...
    CNO Franchetti Visits USS Anchorage

    CNO Franchetti Visits USS Anchorage
    02.13.24 | PO1 Tom Tonthat | LPD-23
    Capt. Joshua Wenker, commanding officer of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), center right, leads Chief of Naval...
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    27 Featured Stories

    USS Anchorage change of command ceremony

    USS Anchorage change of command ceremony
    12.06.23 | Courtesy Story | ESG-3
    San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) held a change of command ceremony on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum,...
    13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts HA/DR exercise as part of CARAT/MAREX 2023

    13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts...
    02.01.23 | 1LT Manuel Mata Hernandez | 13MEU
    MULLIKULAM, Sri Lanka – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief...
    Anchorage Arrives in Surabaya for CARAT Indonesia

    Anchorage Arrives in Surabaya for CARAT...
    12.12.22 | PO2 Tom Tonthat | LPD-23
    SURABAYA, Indonesia (Dec. 12, 2022) – Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia, for a scheduled port...
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    1 Featured Audio

    Pacific Pulse: 02 January 2019
    01.02.19 | Cpl Maxwell Gargas | MC-J
    On this Pacific Pulse, USS Anchorage works with its Indian counterparts and Air Force engineers conduct damage assessment.