🔊 🎶SOUND ON!🎶🔊 U.S. Navy Fleet Band Activities sends us into the weekend with an uptempo take on Anchors Aweigh! Recorded for the 2020 TMEA Convention, #NavyMusic is able to play a critical role in the recruitement of the U.S. Navy's next generation of Sailors. | United States Navy Band

#TBT When the Navy Band recorded "Anchors Aweigh" at the Washington Navy Yard in 1927, the Navy's song was only 21 years old! Naval History & Heritage Command Naval District Washington (NDW) | United States Navy Band

"Anchors Aweigh," the official song of the U.S. Navy, debuted on December 1, 1906, at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. Composed by Naval Bandmaster Lieutenant Charles "Chas" Zimmermann with lyrics by Midshipman Alfred Hart Miles, the song was a heartfelt dedication to the Naval Academy Class of 1907. Miles drew inspiration from the phrase "anchors aweigh," a symbol of the start of a ship's journey. On April 12, 1910, Congress promoted Zimmermann to Second Lieutenant in the Marine Cor