NMCB 5 receives Golden Anchor Award

161028-N-SD120-003 NAVAL BASE VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2016) Chief Navy Counselor William Karstens raises a retention excellence pennant on Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s flagpole after the command was presented with the retention award by Capt. Christopher Kurgan, commodore, Naval Construction Group (NCG) 1. The award, commonly referred to as the “Golden Anchor” award, is given annually to Navy commands that sustain superior levels of military retention during the previous fiscal year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John P. Curtis/Released)