Retention Excellence Award

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File:US Navy 040702-N-4304S-006 The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) proudly displaying its golden bow anchor.jpg

File: US Navy 040108-N-5024R-018 Capt. Scott T. Anhalt, Commanding Officer of USS Lake Erie (CG 70) applies gold paint to one of two Navy standard stockless anchors aboard USS Lake Erie.jpg

The Retention Excellence Award (previously known as the Golden Anchor Award){{cite web|title=GW Wins Retention Excellence Award|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22096|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424013303/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22096|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2006|publisher=Department of the Navy|accessdate=31 March 2011}} is an award given by the United States Department of the Navy for sustaining superior levels of military retention. The award was established by the United States Fleet Forces Command through the Fleet Retention Excellence Program. Deployable Navy ships are authorized to paint their anchors gold as a symbol of earning the award.