Before I was on a ship that called on Anchorage I used to
live nearby in Eagle River which falls within the municipality of Anchorage. I
even had worked for Stanley Smith security patrolling the Sealand Terminal
within the port and I did this every Thursday night. The one and only ship
that I was on that called there was the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND T-AGM 23. You
should have seen the headlines, " American Spy ship calls on Anchorage". The
tides ranged at about 36 feet so when ever we returned to the ship on low tide
we had to climb down a ladder to go aboard . I had my nephew LJ living out in
Wasilla so I rented a car and went out to bring him back for a tour of the
engine room and pilot house. He was an Air Force brat though and the closest he
got to ships was joining the Marines. Now this is exactly why I am putting this
website together because while I went there on the O.I. the memory is unsure if
I went there the first time aboard in 1991 or the 2nd time in 1994.
