7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC19) Aviation
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7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC19) Aviation Ordnanceman Airmen Brandon Frasier walks to his mooring station during sea and anchor detail as the ship gets ready to pull out of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka for its first deployment since July 2010. Blue Ridge is commanded by Capt. Rudy Lupton and serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious force. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Steven Khor/Released)
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13/06/2008
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