 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Jen Blake. USS Anchorage successfully recovered the NASA Orion space capsule from the Pacific Ocean, December 5th. Sailors aboard Anchorage trained for the recovery for several months, rehearsing during underway recovery tests with a mock-up of the Orion module. Anchorage used a specially trained bridge team for the operation, while NASA provided real-time tracking information of the capsule. Once the capsule splashed down and was located, divers aboard small ships rigged tending lines to guide it back to Anchorage. As an LPD with embarked helicopters, three-dimensional air search radar and small boats, USS Anchorage is a unique platform well-suited to assist NASA with the Orion recovery. For more information about the Orion test flight, visit NASA's website.