U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to amphibious landing craft USS Anchorage (LPD 23), stand in formation behind audience members during the commissioning ceremony of the Anchorage at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, May 4, 2013. The Commissioning is a formal ceremony in which the ship officially becomes a unit of the operating forces of the United States Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Meghan L. Gonzales, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera/Released)