Sailors and Marines man the rails as the ship is brought to life during the commissioning of 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. Marine Corps Imagery by Lance Cpl. Alexander Quiles/RELEASED) - Sailors and Marines man the rails as the ship is brought to life during the commissioning of 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. Marine Corps Imagery by Lance Cpl. Alexander Quiles/RELEASED)

Sergeant Maj. Brian D. Milton, sergeant major, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passes the regiment’s battle colors to Col. James W. Clark during a relinquishing of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 22, 2013. Colonel Erik B. Kraft will assume command of the regiment for Col. James W. Clark. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released) - Sergeant Maj. Brian D. Milton, sergeant major, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passes the regiment’s battle colors to Col. James W. Clark during a relinquishing of command ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 22, 2013. Colonel Erik B. Kraft will assume command of the regiment for Col. James W. Clark. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Laura Gauna/Released)

Cpl. Bret Harrison, a maintenance specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passes out snow cones during CLB-15’s homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2013. Several Marines and sailors returned from an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Cpl. Bret Harrison, a maintenance specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, passes out snow cones during CLB-15’s homecoming aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 13, 2013. Several Marines and sailors returned from an eight-month deployment with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

After and eight-month deployment, a Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reunites with his family during their homecoming at Camp Pendleton, May 13. While deployed, the Marines acted as a forward-deployed, sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations from humanitarian assistance to combat related missions. - After and eight-month deployment, a Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, reunites with his family during their homecoming at Camp Pendleton, May 13. While deployed, the Marines acted as a forward-deployed, sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force capable of conducting a wide variety of operations from humanitarian assistance to combat related missions.

Sergeant Letty Y. Vazquez, a food service specialist serving with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, serves dinner to Marines with 1st Marine Division during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 1, 2013. Vazquez, a 25-year-old native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was attached to the division for nearly two weeks to prepare and serve hot meals for more than 600 Marines and sailors. Her team of food service specialists often worked more than 20 hours each day to feed the division. - Sergeant Letty Y. Vazquez, a food service specialist serving with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, serves dinner to Marines with 1st Marine Division during Exercise Desert Scimitar aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 1, 2013. Vazquez, a 25-year-old native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was attached to the division for nearly two weeks to prepare and serve hot meals for more than 600 Marines and sailors. Her team of food service specialists often worked more than 20 hours each day to feed the division.

Lance Cpl. Francisco Mende, an administrative specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 and a native of San Fernando, Calif., runs with La Paloma Elementary School students during the school’s jog-a-thon, May 3, 2013. Ten Marines with CLR-17 and 7th Engineer Support Battalion spent the afternoon running with students from kindergarten through sixth grade in order to motivate and make the children’s experience more memorable. - Lance Cpl. Francisco Mende, an administrative specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 17 and a native of San Fernando, Calif., runs with La Paloma Elementary School students during the school’s jog-a-thon, May 3, 2013. Ten Marines with CLR-17 and 7th Engineer Support Battalion spent the afternoon running with students from kindergarten through sixth grade in order to motivate and make the children’s experience more memorable.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daren D. Richardson, a platoon commander with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was recognized by the American Petroleum Institute as the 2012 Fuel Officer of the Year. Richardson, 37, from Columbia, S.C., was named the officer who best demonstrated pride, professionalism and support of warfighters in the bulk fuel field. - Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daren D. Richardson, a platoon commander with Bulk Fuel Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was recognized by the American Petroleum Institute as the 2012 Fuel Officer of the Year. Richardson, 37, from Columbia, S.C., was named the officer who best demonstrated pride, professionalism and support of warfighters in the bulk fuel field.

Sergeant Maj. Douglas E. Berry Jr., right, incoming sergeant major, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, is handed a noncommissioned officer sword from Col. Tracy W. King, commanding officer, CLR-15, signifying his new appointment as the regimental sergeant major during CLR-15’s Relief and Appointment Ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1, 2013. Berry, a former rifleman and 25-year Marine Corps veteran, looks forward to his new duty as the regimental sergeant major. - Sergeant Maj. Douglas E. Berry Jr., right, incoming sergeant major, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, is handed a noncommissioned officer sword from Col. Tracy W. King, commanding officer, CLR-15, signifying his new appointment as the regimental sergeant major during CLR-15’s Relief and Appointment Ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1, 2013. Berry, a former rifleman and 25-year Marine Corps veteran, looks forward to his new duty as the regimental sergeant major.