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A Royal Navy Lynx HMA.8 (Anti-Submarine/Anti-Ship) helicopter, 702 Squadron, Yeovilton, United Kingdom (UK), flies near the US Sixth Fleet flagship Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) on the Mediterranean Sea during Exercise DESTINED GLORY (Loyal Midas) 2005. The exercise is a medium-scale NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) amphibious live exercise designed to certify selected NATO units and assigned forces. US participation is to enhance the training for NATO partners, provide training for US forces and to show US commitment

A Royal Navy Lynx HMA.8 (Anti-Submarine/Anti-Ship) helicopter, 702 Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Timm Duckworth, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

Celebrating the 36th birthday of the U.S. Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), USN SENIOR CHIEF Personnel SPECIALIST (SW/AW) Glenn P. Gonzaga (right) and USN SEAMAN Aaron R. Wright, the oldest and youngest crewmembers, cut the cake in honor shipΘs and their birthday on the mess deck on Nov. 14, 2006. The BLUE RIDGE, commissioned Nov. 14, 1970, is the third ship to bear the name and currently the 7th Fleet Command ship, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Tucker M. Yates) (Released)

Celebrating the 36th birthday of the U.S. Navy (USN) Amphibious Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A signalman aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) uses semaphore to communicate with another ship during exercise Team Spirit '82. In the background are the other ships assigned to Amphibious Group One

A signalman aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Pohang Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 D. Brockschmidt Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A line is secured to a 35 foot fishing boat by the USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) crewmen in a life boat. The amphibious command ship rescued 35 Vietnamese refugees 350 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after they had spend eight days at sea. They were transported to Hong Kong

A line is secured to a 35 foot fishing boat by the USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: LT Carl R. Begy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Vietnamese refugees relax after processing aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). The 35 refugeees were rescued by the BLUE RIDGE 350 miles north of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after spending eight days at sea in a 35 foot fishing boat

Vietnamese refugees relax after processing aboard the amphibious comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Phil Eggman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Vietnamese refugees prepare to come aboard the USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The refugees were rescued by the amphibious command ship 350 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after eight days at sea in a 35 foot fishing boat

Vietnamese refugees prepare to come aboard the USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jim Franzen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

MASTER at Arms First Class Larry Malvasi talks to Vietnamese refugees with interpreter SEAMAN Thomas Waddell, aboard the USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). The amphibious command ship rescued 35 refugeees 350 miles north of Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, after they had spend eight days at sea in a 35 foot fishing boat

MASTER at Arms First Class Larry Malvasi talks to Vietnamese refugees ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Phil Eggman Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A US Coast Guard small patrol craft monitors ship movement around the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) during the International Naval Review

A US Coast Guard small patrol craft monitors ship movement around the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Emmett Francois Release Status: Released to ... More

Crew members in the engineering spaces of the Japanese destroyer SHIRANE (DD 143) demonstrate equipment to visiting crew members of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19)

Crew members in the engineering spaces of the Japanese destroyer SHIRA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shirane (DD 143) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9) leaving the Persian Gulf

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Brad Dillon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An elevated starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) entering the harbor

An elevated starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A Marine color guard inspects the Chinese national ensign at a ceremony aboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). Three US 7th Fleet warships are in port for a goodwill visit

A Marine color guard inspects the Chinese national ensign at a ceremon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Chinese naval personnel and civilians come aboard to tour the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), the flagship of the 7th Fleet, while the vessel is docked in Shanghai Harbor during a four-day goodwill visit to Shanghai by over 1,600 members of the US Navy

Chinese naval personnel and civilians come aboard to tour the US Navy ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) moored pierside. The BLUE RIDGE, permanently forward deployed since August from her homeport in Yokosuku, Japan, is COMSEVENTHFLT and is also serving as COMUSNAVCENT flagship

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Desert Shield Base: Manama Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Gay Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A maintenance crewman works on the main rotor of a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) SH-3G Sea King helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Storm

A maintenance crewman works on the main rotor of a Helicopter Combat S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A band entertains the crew of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIGE (LCC-19) as they enjoy a steel beach picnic and beer call after 45 days at sea providing support for Operation Desert Storm

A band entertains the crew of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

The guided missile cruiser USS HORNE (CG-30) sits at anchor beside the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The vessels have been deployed to the region during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

The guided missile cruiser USS HORNE (CG-30) sits at anchor beside the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Country: Bahrain(BHR) Scene Camera Operator: ENSIGN Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public ... More

The large harbor tug Kittanning (YTB-787) escorts the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) into its home port as the vessel returns after being deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

The large harbor tug Kittanning (YTB-787) escorts the amphibious comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Hilton Release Statu... More

A crew member balances himself on the anchor of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as he prepares to paint a section of the bow in preparation for exercise Valiant Blitz '91

A crew member balances himself on the anchor of the amphibious command...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Base: White Beach State: Okinawa Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Worner Release Status: Re... More

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), lower left, stand by at the start of an underway replenishment with the fleet oiler USNS PONCHATOULA (T-AO-148) during exercise Valiant Blitz '91. The amphibious transport dock USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8) is on the other side of the PONCHATOULA

Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), lo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CDR Alan J. Dooley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Crew members aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) set up video camera equipment to document the Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary Memorial Service being held aboard the ship

Crew members aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: ENS J. R. Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Officers aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) salute as the band plays during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Officers aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) sa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 M. Clayton Farrington Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) returns to the ship. Alongside the BLUE RIDGE is a fuel barge

A motor whale boat from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station State: Guam(GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands(MNP) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to... More

A port beam view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) docked in port. The BLUE RIDGE and other U.S. Navy vessels are visiting Sydney during ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A port beam view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia(AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS James Brown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

An informal portrait of Captain Alan L. Heisig, commanding officer of the Seventh Fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) on the bridge of the ship as the BLUE RIDGE gets underway for Australia to take part in the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea

An informal portrait of Captain Alan L. Heisig, commanding officer of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) moored at a pier. The BLUE RIDGE and other U.S. Navy vessel are visiting port during ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia(AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PHCS James Brown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Marines deliver mail for crew members aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) during Operation Desert Shield

Marines deliver mail for crew members aboard the amphibious command sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Blue Ridge(LCC 19) Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Susan Carl Release Status:... More

Officers and crewmembers of the 7th fleet flagship, the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), take time out for Sunday morning worship services on the ship's fantail

Officers and crewmembers of the 7th fleet flagship, the amphibious com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokohama Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LT. J.G. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Workers prepare to remove the propeller from the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) in dry dock No. 6

Workers prepare to remove the propeller from the amphibious command sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Repair Facility, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) in dry dock No. 6

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Repair Facility, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Crew members exercise during morning physical training in front of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The ship is in dry dock

Crew members exercise during morning physical training in front of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Repair Facility, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

CAPT A.L. Heisig, commanding officer, Naval Ship Repair Facility, gives an interview at the completion of a scheduled routine maintenance period performed on the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)

CAPT A.L. Heisig, commanding officer, Naval Ship Repair Facility, give...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Repair Facility, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael Worner Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A starboard beam view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-191) underway in the Mariana Islands near Guam during exercise Tempo Brave '94. The BLUE RIDGE is the Seventh Fleet flagship and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan

A starboard beam view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEMPO BRAVE '94 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Herb Yeaton Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

An aerial view of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility at the naval base. The ships tied up at the piers are (b. to t) the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers SAWAGIRI (DD-157), ASAGIRI (DD-151), the helicopter carrying destroyer KURAMA (DDH-144), the destroyer USS O'BRIEN (DD-975), the Japanese guided missile destroyer KONGO (DDG-173) and a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser. At the top, off to the right, is the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). To the far right at Berth 5 is four Japanese Yushio class submarines

An aerial view of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility at the naval bas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 H. Johnson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Crewmen of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) man the rails as the ship enters the harbor for a port visit

Crewmen of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) man the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brad Dillon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A view off the port bow of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as the ship arrives for a port visit. At the left is the fourth unit of the JMSDF KONGO class Aegis type destroyer DDG-176 at the fitting out pier

A view off the port bow of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nagasaki Harbor Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brad Dillon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

On board US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines of the 7th Fleet, Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team (FAST) stand ready to be inspected at US Naval Forces Marianas, Guam. The BLUE RIDGE is here to participate in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003

On board US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Forces, Marianas State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Steve Cline, USAF Release Status:... More

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Timothy Giardina (left), Seventh Fleet CHIEF of STAFF, and USN CAPT J. Stephen Maynard, Commanding Officer (CO), Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), meet with People's Liberation Army (PLA) (Navy) Vice Admiral (VADM) Zhao Guojun (right), Commander, East Sea Fleet, prior to the BLUE RIDGE's departure. The ship successfully completed a routine four-day port visit to Shanghai, China, which drew international attention and furthered positive relations between the United States and China

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Timothy Giardina (left), Seventh Fleet CH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Patrick Dille, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A US Navy (USN) Sailor rappels onto the flight deck of the USN Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship, USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20), from a hovering UH-3H Sea King helicopter, during fast rope rappel training being conducted during the Joint Civilians Orientation Conference (JCOC) at Naples, Italy. JCOC is a weeklong, multi-service orientation for civilian public opinion leaders, who attend high-level briefings at the Pentagon, then observe exercises, fire weapons, and participate in training at various locations

A US Navy (USN) Sailor rappels onto the flight deck of the USN Blue Ri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Sarah Bir, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

On board the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), Sailors and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 1ST Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST), 4th Platoon, conducted life-saver training on the main deck, as the ship transits the Okinawa Trench off the coast of Japan. Pictured are: USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Matthew D. McDaniel (background left); USN Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) (Fleet Marine Force) Leonardo D. Mourao (background right); Patient (unknown)

On board the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2) Edgardo Bauzon, signals to a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to Bravo Company, 2-52nd Aviation Regiment, as it lands aboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) during a joint training evolution, conducted while the ship is underway in the Korean Straits, off the coast of the Republic of Korea (ROK)

US Navy (USN) Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2) Edgardo Bauzon, sign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Marc Rockwell-Pate, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Bravo Company, 2-52nd Aviation Regiment, from Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea (ROK), approaches the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), during a joint training evolution off the coast of Korea

A US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter with Bravo Company, 2-52nd Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Korea Strait Scene Major Command Shown: USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Lowell Whitman, Usn Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), USN CHIEF Boatswain's Mate (BMC) Alex C. Naval (left), explains the purpose of a "Chinese stopper" during a tour of the forecastle. The BLUE RIDGE is currently underway for a two-day "tiger cruise" event, off the coast of Tokyo, Japan, hosting Seventh Fleet friends and family members while familiarizing them with life at sea

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tucker M. Yates, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Inside the forecastle onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), USN ENSIGN (ESN) Christopher Pisani (foreground), Weapons Officer, describes anchoring evolutions to a tour group from the Japanese International Association of Yokosuka City. Approximately 250 guests came aboard for tours and memorabilia from the Seventh Fleet Command Ship, which is forward deployed at Yokosuka, Japan

Inside the forecastle onboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

U.S. Navy (USN) CAPT. Jeff Bartkoski, Commanding Officer, Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), signs a visitorΘs log while touring the People's Liberation Army (Navy) Jiangwei II Class Frigate SANMING (FFGHM 523) on Jun. 28,, 2006. The BLUE RIDGE is the forward deployed 7th Fleet command ship homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, and visited Shanghai to promote friendship and camaraderie between the two Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Keith A. Bryska) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) CAPT. Jeff Bartkoski, Commanding Officer, Amphibious C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sanming (FFGHM 523) State: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Keith Bryska, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Bill Devine, USN, Chaplain from the USN 7th Fleet, helps a child color a book at the Children's Cancer Hospital at Vladivostok, Russia (RUS). USN CAPT Devine led a group of volunteers from the USN Amphibious Command Ship (LCC) Blue Ridge (LCC19) spend the day playing with children at the hospital. The American Sailors are currently in Vladivostok to foster camaraderie between USN and Russian Federated Navies (RFN) Navies

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Bill Devine, USN, Chaplain from the USN 7...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Katerine A. Noll, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Navy Command MASTER CHIEF (SW) John G. Becker II administers the oath of enlistment to CHIEF MASTER-at-Arms (SW) Mary C. McQuain during her re-enlistment ceremony aboard the Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). BLUE RIDGE is currently deployed in Southeast Asia supporting Exercise Ulchi Focus Lens and the 7th Fleet's interoperability and training commitments in maritime operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST 3rd Class Tucker M. Yates) (Released)

US Navy Command MASTER CHIEF (SW) John G. Becker II administers the oa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Kelli Pohlman, with the J-4 Logistics Directorate, discusses logistics reporting with U.S. Army LT. COL. Neil Higgins, Executive Officer, J-4 Logistics, aboard the Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) on Sep. 6, 2006. The MOUNT WHITNEY is deployed in support of operations in Joint Task Force Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean.(U.S. Air Force photo by MAJ. Lisa Neidinger) (Released)

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Kelli Pohlman, with the J-4 Logistics Director...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Scene Camera Operator: MAJ. Lisa Neidinger, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

Rear Admiral Frederick F. Palmer, rear, Commander Amphibious Group Two, talks to crewman on the bridge of the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHINTEY (LCC 20) while en route to participate in the allied Exercise TEAM WORK '76. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as flagship during the exercise scheduled for September 15-24

Rear Admiral Frederick F. Palmer, rear, Commander Amphibious Group Two...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '76 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Joe Leo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, Commander, US Second Fleet, on the deck of the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) while en route to participate in the allied Exercise TEAM WORK '76. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as flagship during the exercise scheduled for September 15-24

Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, Commander, US Second Fleet, on the deck...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '76 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Joe Leo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, left, Commander of the US Navy's Second Fleet, Holds a briefing aboard the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) while en route to participate in the allied Exercise TEAM WORK '76. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as flagship during the exercise scheduled for September 15-24

Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, left, Commander of the US Navy's Second...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '76 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Joe Leo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A briefing held by Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, Commander of the US Navy's Second Fleet, is filmed aboard the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) while en route to participate in the allied Exercise TEAM WORK '76. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as flagship during the exercise scheduled for September 15-24

A briefing held by Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, Commander of the US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '76 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Joe Leo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Crew members man the rail aboard the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) during the International Naval Review

Crew members man the rail aboard the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Emmett Francois Release Status: Released to ... More

A flight deck crewman signals instructions to a US Navy SH-3 Sea King helicopter as it prepares to take off from the Japanese destroyer SHIRANE (DD 143). The helicopter is returning to the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) after dropping off US Navy personnel for a visit aboard the Japanese ship

A flight deck crewman signals instructions to a US Navy SH-3 Sea King ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Captain (CAPT) Michael D. Barker, Commander of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), studies a bayonet as members of the Chinese military and a US Marine look on. Barker is taking part in a four-day, US naval goodwill visit to Shanghai

Captain (CAPT) Michael D. Barker, Commander of the US Navy (USN) Amphi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mike Flynn, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A young tourist visits an American arms display as Marines stand aboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), flagship of the 7th Fleet

A young tourist visits an American arms display as Marines stand aboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Chao, US Navy (USN), poses with a liaison officer of the People's Republic of China aboard the USN Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). Three US 7th Fleet warships are in port for a goodwill visit

Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Chao, US Navy (USN), poses with a liais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Members of the US Navy (USN) and Chinese military personnel study a display of American arms aboard the USN Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), flagship of the 7th Fleet. Over 1,600 US Navy Sailors are enjoying the sights and sounds of Shanghai during a four-day goodwill visit to the historic city

Members of the US Navy (USN) and Chinese military personnel study a di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A Chinese Sailor and naval officer pose for a photograph with a US Marine in camouflage dress and makeup aboard the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), flagship of the 7th Fleet. The men are taking part in various cultural exchange activities during a four-day goodwill visit to Shanghai by over 1,600 members of the US Navy

A Chinese Sailor and naval officer pose for a photograph with a US Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Carolyn Harris, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A member of the crew of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) receives a re-enlistment plaque from Captain (CAPT) Michael D. Barker, while Vice Admiral (VADM) Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander of the 7th Fleet, looks on. The fleet is in port for a goodwill visit

A member of the crew of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Vice Admiral (VADM) Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander of the 7th Fleet, shakes hands with a crew member of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). Three USN warships are in port for a goodwill visit

Vice Admiral (VADM) Henry H. Mauz Jr., commander of the 7th Fleet, sha...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) aims an M-60 7.62mm machine gun during small arms qualifications. The BLUE RIDGE is among the U.S. Navy ships deployed to the region in support of Operation Desert Shield

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Williamson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Two Coast Guard Sea Raider utility craft carrying security personnel pass one another in front of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) as they patrol the harbor during Operation Desert Shield

Two Coast Guard Sea Raider utility craft carrying security personnel p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: Cw02 Ed Bailey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helicopter lowers its external cargo to the flight deck of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) during a vertical replenishment. The BLUE RIDGE is in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 (HC-5) HH-46A Sea Knight helico...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Two sailors wait in a basket on the arm of a crane before starting to paint a portion of the hull of the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LCC-20)

Two sailors wait in a basket on the arm of a crane before starting to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release St... More

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) moored at White Beach. The vessel will be taking on units of Carrier Task Force 76 and 79 to participate in exercise Valiant Blitz '92

A port bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '92 State: Okinawa Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: ENSIGN Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to P... More

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) is moored to a pier following its arrival in port. The vessel has been deployed to the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) is moored to a pie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Yokohama Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: ENSIGN Jeff Hilton Release Status: Relea... More

Ships of the Japanese navy travel in formation as they take part in a pass-in-review ceremony for U.S. Navy officials. The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) and other U.S. ships have returned to port after deployment to the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm

Ships of the Japanese navy travel in formation as they take part in a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELDDESERT STORM Base: Yokohama Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: ENSIGN Jeff Hilton Release Status: Relea... More

Crew members perform routine maintenance on a Mark 15 Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) on the stern of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The BLUE RIDGE is in the area to take part in exercise Valiant Blitz '91

Crew members perform routine maintenance on a Mark 15 Phalanx close-in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '91 Base: White Beach State: Okinawa Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: ENS J. R. Hilton Release Stat... More

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) lies tied up at White Beach as Marine Corps units embark aboard the ships that will carry them to South Korea for exercise Valiant Blitz '92

The amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) lies tied up at Wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: VALIANT BLITZ '92 State: Okinawa Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: ENS Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A starboard beam view of the aft portion of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The BLUE RIDGE is underway near its home port of U.S. Naval Station, Yokosuka, Japan

A starboard beam view of the aft portion of the amphibious command shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Bay Country: Japan(JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 James Schultz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard presents the colors during the Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary Memorial Service being held aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)

A U.S. Marine Corps color guard presents the colors during the Pearl H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: ENS J. R. Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) in dry dock No. 6

A starboard bow view of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Repair Facility, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LT J.G. Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A U.S. Marine Corps detachment from Yokosuka, Japan performs an exhibition of percision drill for the ship's crew and guest on board the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19). The performance was the opening ceremony of a command picnic at Steel Beach

A U.S. Marine Corps detachment from Yokosuka, Japan performs an exhibi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Townsville State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Brad Dillon Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

The USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20), Amphibious Command Ship leading the exercise, departs enroute to the Chesapeake Bay where it will continue command and control operations. The large harbor tugs PIGUA (YTB-793) and DAHLONEGA (YTB-770), move in under the bow

The USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20), Amphibious Command Ship leading the ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Ca... More

A US Navy (USN) UH-3H Sea King helicopter, COMSIXTHFLT (Commander, Sixth Fleet), lands on the flight deck of the Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20). The MOUNT WHITNEY is currently underway in the Mediterranean Sea in support of the Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander Europe (JFMCC EUR) STAFF

A US Navy (USN) UH-3H Sea King helicopter, COMSIXTHFLT (Commander, Six...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Sarah Bir, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Sonar Technician (STC) Isaac Callicrate, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EODMU-5), Detachment Japan, dives into Tokyo Bay to sweep the pier and underneath support craft for any hazards. The sweep was conducted prior to the USN Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) [not shown] pulling into port

US Navy (USN) CHIEF Sonar Technician (STC) Isaac Callicrate, Explosive...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John L. Beeman, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Republic of Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (foreground left), listen as US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Tom Rowden (right), Commander, Task Force 65, leads her on a tour of the USN Blue Ridge Class: Amphibious Command Ship, USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20). Making her first visit aboard a USN vessel, President Sirleaf visited the MOUNT WHITNEY the day after her inauguration to thank the crew for making the journey in support of her countries inaugural ceremonies. The USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class; Frigate, USS CARR (FFG 52) is underway in the background

Republic of Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (foreground left)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kurt Riggs, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Jeff Bartkoski, Commanding Officer (CO), USN Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), holds a press conference on the flight deck to answer questions about his ships official port visit to Hong Kong, China (CHN)

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Jeff Bartkoski, Commanding Officer (CO), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David J. Hewitt, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors, assigned to the USN Blue Ridge Class Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), man the rails as the USS BLUE RIDGE sails into the bay during its four-day official port visit to Hong Kong, China (CHN)

US Navy (USN) Sailors, assigned to the USN Blue Ridge Class Amphibious...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Marc Rockwell-Pate, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

US Navy (USN) (blue shirt) Aircraft handling and chock crew Sailors prepare for the landing of a US Army (USA) UH-60L Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter from Alpha Company, 78th Aviation Battalion, aboard the USN Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), during a joint training exercise for pilots and crew members conducted with the ship underway in the Western Pacific Ocean

US Navy (USN) (blue shirt) Aircraft handling and chock crew Sailors pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David J. Hewitt, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Onboard the main deck of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), USN ENSIGN (ESN) ENSIGN Scotty S. Lieng, Disbursing Officer, describes the ship's communications capabilities to a tour group from the Japanese International Association of Yokosuka City. Approximately 250 guests came aboard for tours and memorabilia from the Seventh Fleet Command Ship, which is forward deployed at Yokosuka, Japan

Onboard the main deck of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship, US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Sarah Brock explains medical procedures to Russian Federated Navy (RFN) Sailors from inside an operating room aboard the USN Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE(LCC 19) during their visit at Valdivostok, Russia (RUS). The BLUE RIDGE and the embarked staff of the USN 7th Fleet are currently in Vladivostok to foster camaraderie between the USN and RFN Navy

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Sarah Brock explain...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Patrick Dille, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

US Navy Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Robert Arnston gives US Marine Corps CAPT. Thomas Boggs a haircut onboard the Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) during Exercise Ulchi Focus Lens. BLUE RIDGE is currently deployed in Southeast Asia supporting the US Navy 7th Fleet's interoperability and training commitments in maritime operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class David J. Hewitt) (Released)

US Navy Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Robert Arnston gives US Marine Cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 David J. Hewitt, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

U.S. Navy (USN) CAPT. Jeff Bartkoski (left), Commanding Officer, explains the command, control and communications abilities of the USN Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) to USN Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger, prospective Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force (CTF) 76. The BLUE RIDGE is the flagship for the Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet and serves under CTF-76 on Nov. 9, 2006. the NavyΘs only forward-deployed amphibious force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications SPECIALIST Third Class Tucker M. Yates) (Released)

U.S. Navy (USN) CAPT. Jeff Bartkoski (left), Commanding Officer, expla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A Japanese tug nudges the U.S. Navy Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into position as it prepares to moor at Harumi pier in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2006. After a few days of sea trials, the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship returned to its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan to embark more than 400 friends and family members for the short transit to Tokyo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Tucker M. Yates) (Released)

A Japanese tug nudges the U.S. Navy Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

U.S. Navy (UNS) Sailors, friends and family members of the USN Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) watch from the deck as the ship makes its approach toward TokyoΘs Harumi pier during the shipΘs Friends and Family Day Cruise on Nov. 18, 2006. After a few days of sea trials, the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship returned to its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan to embark more than 400 friends and family members for a short transit to Tokyo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class (AW) Keith Bryska) (Released)

U.S. Navy (UNS) Sailors, friends and family members of the USN Amphibi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Keith Bryska, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Operation Bungalow Breeze - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Operation Bungalow Breeze - Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Hill, damage control specialist, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque, explains the use of the peri-jet eductor during Operation Bungalow Breeze with the Mald... More

Seaman Steven Eash, yeoman, assigned to the forward

Seaman Steven Eash, yeoman, assigned to the forward

Seaman Steven Eash, yeoman, assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex defends against two sailors from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during a soccer match. Commander, Fleet Acti... More

Celebrating the 36th birthday of the U.S. Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19), USN SEAMAN Rachel Hoffman enjoys some crab legs on the mess deck on Nov. 14, 2006. The meal was held in conjunction with a celebration for all crewmembers that had a birthday in September, October or November. The BLUE RIDGE, commissioned Nov. 14, 1970, is the third ship to bear the name and currently the 7th Fleet Command ship, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Tucker M. Yates) (Released)

Celebrating the 36th birthday of the U.S. Navy (USN) Amphibious Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Tucker M. Yates, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, Commander of the US Navy's Second Fleet, Holds a briefing aboard the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) while en route to participate in the allied Exercise TEAM WORK '76. The MOUNT WHITNEY is serving as flagship during the exercise scheduled for September 15-24

Vice Admiral John J. Shanahan, Commander of the US Navy's Second Fleet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM WORK '76 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Joe Leo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19) into the harbor

Large harbor tugs maneuver the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

An American sailor shows a Japanese sailor how to use a signal light aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). Crewmen from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer SHIRANE (DD 143) and the frigate OOI (DE 214) are visiting the Blue Ridge

An American sailor shows a Japanese sailor how to use a signal light a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A flight crewman directs a 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53 helicopter onto the helipad of the amphibious command ship USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20) during Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

A flight crewman directs a 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53 heli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Joseph Fallon Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Sailors man the rail and the Seventh Fleet Band strikes up a welcoming fanfare as the commander of the Seventh Fleet begins his visit aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19)

Sailors man the rail and the Seventh Fleet Band strikes up a welcoming...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Sailors operate a salute gun on the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Command Ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19). The flagship of the US 7th Fleet is here on a goodwill visit

US Sailors operate a salute gun on the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shanghai Harbor Country: China (CHN) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Officers and sailors man the rails of the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), flagship of the 7th Fleet, flanked by the guided missile cruiser USS STERETT (CG-31), left, and the guided missile frigate USS RODNEY M. DAVIS (FFG-60), while arriving for a goodwill visit to Shanghai, China

Officers and sailors man the rails of the amphibious command ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: East China Sea Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Patrick Winter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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