U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to amphibious landing craft USS Anchorage (LPD 23), man the rails during the commissioning ceremony of the ship 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)