Lt. j.g. Kyla Zenan, righ, instructs Lt. j.g Henry
Lt. j.g. Kyla Zenan, righ, instructs Lt. j.g Henry Villatoro on how to monitor potential contacts in the pilot house as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls out of Kure, Japan after a port visi... More
Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Duane
Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Duane Carr leads a group of Marines to their manning the rails station as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit... More
Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue
Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepare to parade the colors as the ship arrives in Hakata, Japan. The visit is an outward demonstration of U.S. commitment to the defense of J... More
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Commanding
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Commanding Officer Capt. Will Pennington presents a gift to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer during a welcoming ceremony after the ship pulled into ... More
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Command
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Command Master Chief Mark Tomlinson instructs sailors and Marines the sequence of events for a welcoming ceremony after Blue Ridge pulled into Kure, Japan. Blue R... More
Ensign Andy Wang, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship
Ensign Andy Wang, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), fires an M16 rifle during a gun qualification shoot at Camp Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Clas... More
Damage Controlman 1st Class Nathan Alberti, left, watches
Damage Controlman 1st Class Nathan Alberti, left, watches Damage Controlman Fireman Dillon Brown, right, and Hull Technician Fireman Samson Shepherd carry Culinary Specialist 1st Class Leah Bongbonga during a c... More
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Lydia
Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 2nd Class Lydia Baas, left, and Cryptologic Techician (Maintenance) 1st Class David Osterlie move a super rapid blooming offboard chaff during an ammunition onload aboard U.... More
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Anthony Lehman operates
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Anthony Lehman operates the MT 25 ROC Operator in the pilot house as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls out of Kure, Japan after a port visit. Blue Ridge port... More
Vice Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet,
Vice Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks during a welcoming ceremony after USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulled into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important oppor... More
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) passes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JDS Kurobe (ATS 4202) while the ship pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port vi... More
Logistics Specialist 3rd Marcus Boone, assigned to
Logistics Specialist 3rd Marcus Boone, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), fires an M16 rifle during a gun qualification shoot at Camp Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicatio... More
Sailors move ammunition during an ammunition onload
Sailors move ammunition during an ammunition onload aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while the ship was anchored outside of Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Speciali... More
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote peace and stability in the ... More
Logistics Specialist 3rd Marcus Boone, assigned to
Logistics Specialist 3rd Marcus Boone, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), fires an M16 rifle during a gun qualification shoot at Camp Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communic... More
Ensign Andy Wang, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship
Ensign Andy Wang, assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), fires an M16 rifle during a gun qualification shoot at Camp Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Clas... More
Personnel Specialist Stephanie Lemaster waves farewell
Personnel Specialist Stephanie Lemaster waves farewell to Japanese sailors on the pier as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls out of Kure, Japan after a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits repr... More
Seaman Scotty Kirtley operates a sound-powered telephone
Seaman Scotty Kirtley operates a sound-powered telephone during an anchor drop evolution in the forecastle aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship departs its home port of Yokosuka fo... More
Lt. j.g. Eric Guenther, left, shows Cryptologic Technician
Lt. j.g. Eric Guenther, left, shows Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 3rd Class Mario Mark, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Ozbourne Mckenzie where a pallet of ammuntion will be moved during... More
Lt. j.g. Henry Villatoro watches through binoculars
Lt. j.g. Henry Villatoro watches through binoculars from the port bridge wing of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship pulls in to Kure for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent a... More
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Commanding
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Commanding Officer Capt. Will Pennington greets Japanese officials during a welcoming ceremony after the ship pulled into Kure, Japan. Blue Ridge port visits repr... More
Weapons officer Lt. Benjamin Harper takes notes during
Weapons officer Lt. Benjamin Harper takes notes during an ammunition onload aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while the ship was anchored outside of Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mas... More
Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Duane
Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Duane Carr instructs sailors how to man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port vis... More
Lt. j.g. Michael Clark checks bearings as U.S. 7th
Lt. j.g. Michael Clark checks bearings as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote peace and ... More
Yeoman 3rd Class Jasmine Coleman watches Japanese sailors
Yeoman 3rd Class Jasmine Coleman watches Japanese sailors standing on the pier as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls out of Kure, Japan after a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent a... More
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Hendricks
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Hendricks moves a box of 20mm rounds onto the aft close-in weapons system ammunition hoist during an ammunition onload aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Rid... More
Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue
Sailors aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) lower the anchor from the forecastle. Blue Ridge concluded a monthlong patrol, visiting ports in Japan and the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Navy ph... More
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Hendricks
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Hendricks sweeps snow off the brow leading up to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a rare snow storm in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by ... More
Sailors re-attach a chain stopper to the anchor chain
Sailors re-attach a chain stopper to the anchor chain in the forecastle aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship departs its home port of Yokosuka for pre-deployment sea trials. (U.S. ... More
Quartermaster Seaman Jacob Sheppard uses a telescopic
Quartermaster Seaman Jacob Sheppard uses a telescopic alidade on the starboard bridge wing as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls out of Kure, Japan after a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits ... More
Officer of the Deck Ensign Jan Ingram, left, and Lt.
Officer of the Deck Ensign Jan Ingram, left, and Lt. j.g. Kyla Zenan monitor potential contacts from the pilot house of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship pulls in to Kure for a port vi... More
Culinary Specialist Seaman Bayasgalan Munkhmandah moves
Culinary Specialist Seaman Bayasgalan Munkhmandah moves a box of ammunition during an ammunition onload aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while the ship was anchored outside of Yokosuka, Ja... More
Kazutoshi Komura, Mayor of Kure, Japan, speaks to sailors
Kazutoshi Komura, Mayor of Kure, Japan, speaks to sailors and Marines assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a welcoming ceremony after the ship pulled into Kure, Japan. Blue Ridge ... More
Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Duane
Senior Chief Interior Communications Electrician Duane Carr leads a group of Marines to their manning the rails station as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit... More
Sailors perform a foreign object debris walk down during
Sailors perform a foreign object debris walk down during a crash and smash drill on the flight deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicat... More
Honor sideboys from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Honor sideboys from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge await the arrival of a distinguished visitor during a port visit to Hakata, Japan. The visit is an outward demonstration of U.S. commitment to the ... More
Hull Technician 2nd Class Andrew Berton, center, gives
Hull Technician 2nd Class Andrew Berton, center, gives instructions to Damage Controlman Fireman Dillon Brown during a crash and smash drill on the flight deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC... More
Conning Officer Ensign Robert Wynne observes surface
Conning Officer Ensign Robert Wynne observes surface contacts from the pilot house of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship pulls in to Kure for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits repres... More
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Guillermo Mercado lifts
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Guillermo Mercado lifts the anchor chain to aid sailors with the chain stopper from the forecastle aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge concluded a m... More
Capt. Will Pennington, U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Capt. Will Pennington, U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) commanding officer, left, instructs Conning Officer Ensign Robert Wynne in the pilot house as the ship pulls of Kure, Japan after a port vi... More
Damage Controlman 3rd Class Camille McDonald shouts
Damage Controlman 3rd Class Camille McDonald shouts instructions down fire hose two during a crash and smash drill on the flight deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Yokosuka, Japan. (... More
USS Blue Ridge departs from Hakata, Japan
Ship's Boatswain's Ensign Lashondra Phillips and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Terrence Phillips watch as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls away from a pier while departing from Hakata, Japan. ... More
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class James Vest, left, Cryptologic
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class James Vest, left, Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) 3rd Class Mario Mark, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Ozbourne Mckenzie move a pallet of ammunition during an ammu... More
The main deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue
The main deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is covered by snow a during a rare winter storm in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mel Orr)
Damage Controlman Fireman Joseph Woodson, left, changes
Damage Controlman Fireman Joseph Woodson, left, changes the nozzle spray pattern on fire hose three while Engineman 2nd Class David Kirchens keeps eyes on a simulated fire during a crash and smash drill on the ... More
Damage Controlman 1st Class Nathan Alberti, left, watches
Damage Controlman 1st Class Nathan Alberti, left, watches Damage Controlman Fireman Dillon Brown, right, and Hull Technician Fireman Samson Shepherd check for hot spots on a simulated helicopter during a crash ... More
Capt. Will Pennington, U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Capt. Will Pennington, U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) commanding officer, right, points out ships on the waterfront to a Japanese harbor pilot in the pilot house as the ship pulls out of Kure, ... More
Sailors wait to man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship
Sailors wait to man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote peace and stability... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Carletta Carstens watches
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Carletta Carstens watches Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors perform music as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan, for a port visit. Blue Ri... More
Bos'n Lt. j.g. Lashondra Philips talks on a radio as
Bos'n Lt. j.g. Lashondra Philips talks on a radio as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote... More
Lance Cpl. Jesse Schmillen mans the rails as U.S. 7th
Lance Cpl. Jesse Schmillen mans the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)pulls into Kure, Japan, for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote peace a... More
Marines assigned to Marine Corps Security Forces Bravo
Marines assigned to Marine Corps Security Forces Bravo Fifth Platoon man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an ... More
Fire Controlman 1st Class Stephen Johnson watches Japan
Fire Controlman 1st Class Stephen Johnson watches Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors perform music as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan, for a port visit. Blue Ridge ... More
Yeoman 3rd Class Jasmine Coleman, left, mans the rails
Yeoman 3rd Class Jasmine Coleman, left, mans the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls out of Kure, Japan after a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity t... More
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan, for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote peace and stability in the... More
The miser tower aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
The miser tower aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is covered by snow a during a rare winter storm in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mel Orr)
Hull Technician 2nd Class Andrew Berton shouts instructions
Hull Technician 2nd Class Andrew Berton shouts instructions to fire hose teams during a crash and smash drill on the flight deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. ... More
U.S. sailors man the rails as the U.S. 7th Fleet command
U.S. sailors man the rails as the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), right, pulls alongside the tank landing ship JDS Osumi (LST 4001) in Kure, Japan, for a port visit March 16, 2013. (U.S. Na... More
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Commanding
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Commanding Officer Capt. Will Pennington, second from right, and Blue Ridge Command Master Chief Mark Tomlinson, right, greet Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force... More
Ensign Andy Wang, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship
Ensign Andy Wang, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), fires an M16 rifle during a gun qualification shoot at Camp Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd ... More
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS
Sailors man the rails as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Kure, Japan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits represent an important opportunity to promote peace and stability in the ... More
U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Stephen Johnson
U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Stephen Johnson prepares to shoot a line as the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Kure, Japan, for a port visit March 16, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo ... More
Informations Systems Technician 3rd Class Erick Martinez
Informations Systems Technician 3rd Class Erick Martinez breaks a metal banding during an ammunition onload aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while the ship was anchored outside of Yokosuka... More
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors handle line
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors handle line as the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Kure, Japan, for a port visit March 16, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication S... More