Tapout XT program creator Mike Karpenko, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Clinton Blankenship, operations officer aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Anchorage (LPD 23), perform the “blankout” during a special physical training session on the ship's flight deck. Karpenko created and named the exercise move in honor of Blankenship and the sailors serving on Anchorage. Anchorage is currently completing combat systems certifications and will be commissioned in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, in May. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist


Tapout XT program creator Mike Karpenko, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Clinton Blankenship, operations officer aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Anchorage (LPD 23), perform the “blankout” during a special physical training session on the ship's flight deck. Karpenko created and named the exercise move in honor of Blankenship and the sailors serving on Anchorage. Anchorage is currently completing combat systems certifications and will be commissioned in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, in May. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez) PCU Anchorage exercise 130311-N-JU810-381


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