Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Matthew Sanchez, left, from North Babylon, and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Keizha Vergara, right, from Virginia Beach, VA, prepare a cake for the Navy’s 247th Birthday celebration aboard amphibious transport dock U.S.S. Portland (LPD 27), on Oct. 12. The Portland is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock homeported in San Diego.