For eight days and nine nights, those aboard braved rough seas and unpredictable weather for the chance of freedom from a country ravaged by conflict. Two of them were Lily, then 16, and her 20-year-old sister, Sally...

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Koror, Palau, after following a scheduled port visit, Aug. 10 - 14, 2024...

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Port Klang, Malaysia for a routine port visit, July 17, 2024...

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand for a routine port visit, June 28.The port visit demonstrates the continuation of over 190 years of friendly relations between the U.S.-Thai government...

MANILA, Philippines – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines on June 18, 2024 for the ship’s first visit to the capital since March 2019...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) experimented with drones from June 19-24 as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific’s (RIMPAC) Trident Warrior 2024...

Sailors assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet hosted allied staff talks with members of the Philippines Armed Forces aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Manila, Philippines, June 20-21...

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to conduct a formation sailing and fly-over...

Out of nearly 600 enlisted Sailors aboard, only one can earn Sailor of the Year (SOY)...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) held a change of command ceremony Nov. 10...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas hosted Defense Attaché Officers from France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, and the United States, aboard U.S.7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Oct. 26...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – Senior leadership from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States defense services assembled together aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), hosted by U.S. 7th Fleet, for the 2023 Information Warfare (IW) Waterfront Conference in Yokosuka, Japan,...

SOUTH CHINA SEA – U.S. Navy Reserve Sailors joined the embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff aboard the flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for her 2023 patrol in the Indo-Pacific, July 8...

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Yokosuka, Japan--Unique to this iteration of Ulchi Freedom Shield, U.S. and Republic of Korea Marines are training side-by-side on the U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet’s flagship, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)...

YOKOSUKA, Japan – A Los Angeles native was selected as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Sailor of the Week March 28, 2023...

YOKOSUKA, Japan –A Greenville, Alabama native was selected as U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Junior Sailor of the Quarter for 2nd Quarter fiscal year 2023 during an all-hands call held on the main deck March 21, 2023...

Upon returning home from deployment, Mess Specialist 1st Class Harding James Jr., would drop his sea bag near the door. Soon after, an eight-year-old’s footsteps would rush behind him, arms open, ready to smell the bag...

Out of nearly 600 enlisted Sailors onboard, only one can earn Blue Jacket of the Year (BJOY). This award goes out to those who overcome challenges and demonstrate their expertise in their field...

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Ryan Misuraca, from Las Vegas, brazes a potable water pipe in the hull technician shop aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Jan. 5, 2023...

Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Tulsa (LCS 16) sailed with Germany Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217) in the Philippine Sea, and Tulsa hosted Bayern crewmembers for ship tours while moored at Naval Base Guam, Oct. 18 & 21...

​The crew of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff hit a 48-year historic landmark by surpassing the ship’s underway record, marking 65 days of continuous underway operations, May 17. Blue Ridge’s previous record of 64 days was set during the Vietnam War...

SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) — A group of civic and government leaders embarked and toured USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), as the 7th Fleet flagship made a port call to Naval Base Guam May 20...