Sailors and Marines man the rails as the USS Anchorage (LPD 23) is brought to life.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (May. 04, 2013) Sailors and Marines man the rails as the ship is brought to life during the commissioning of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) at the Port of Anchorage. More than 4,000 people gathered to witness the ship's commissioning in its namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage, the seventh San Antonio-class LPD, is the second ship to be named for the city and the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans) File# 130504-N-DR144-871