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LCC 19

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. He was infatuated with how it smelled like the ocean. Share

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, JAPAN

230914-N-PH222-1020 YOKOSUKA, Japan (September 14, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Anderson, center, Fleet Communications Officer, speaks to guest during the 2023 Information Warfare Waterfront Conference aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden) Share

LCC 19

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Martinmar, an administrative specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force, enters data into a manning document in the Landing Force Operations Center aboard the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield 23, August 28, 2023. Martinmar enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves out of Asheville, North Carolina in February, 2015 after graduating from Pisgah high school in Canton, N.C. U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge is in port at Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. Ulchi Freedom Shield is a defense-oriented exercise designed to strengthen the ROK-U.S. Alliance, enhance our combined defense posture, and strengthen security and stability on the Korean peninsula. Martinmar is a native of Elizabeth, New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews) Share

LCC 19

230816-N-FA353-1001 SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 16, 2023) Capt. Michael Husband, center, Maritime Operations Center - Director, Command Seventh Fleet, a reserve Sailor, poses for a photo with colleagues aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during the 2023 Summer Patrol. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Belen Saldana) Share

LCC 19

231028-N-WM182-1044 YOKOSUKA (Oct. 26, 2023) Defense attaches from France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Lithuania, and the U.S. assemble on the flight deck aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), Oct 26. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn) Share

LCC 19

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 17, 2023) – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Garrius Coleman, from Greenville, Alabama, poses for a photo in the medical ward of U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) May 17, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet Command ship, actively works to foster allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah C. Eaton) Share

Expeditionary Strike Group 3

Rear Adm. Randall Peck, front, assumes duties as commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, from Rear Adm. James Kirk during a change of command ceremony presided by Vice Adm. Michael Boyle, commander, U.S. Third Fleet, right, aboard amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22), June 9, 2023. ESG 3 provides regional and combatant commanders with an agile, tailorable, forward postured, and immediately employable force, capable of projecting expeditionary striking power in the maritime, littoral, and inland environs in support of U.S. national interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Woods) Share

LCC 19

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 17, 2023) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lunden Holloway, from Los Angeles, California, poses for a photo in the medical ward of U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) May 17, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet Command ship, actively works to foster allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah C. Eaton) Share

Navy Region Southwest

231003-N-FA868-1064 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 3, 2023) Sailors demonstrate to local first responders, damage control procedures and gear in order to provide firefighting support in the event of an in-port shipboard fire during San Francisco Fleet Week 2023. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. During Fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Theodore C. Lee/Released) Share

1st Marine Division

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calub Horton, a team leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, patrols during a simulated airfield seizure for a mission rehearsal exercise as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2023. Steel Knight maintains and sharpens I Marine Expeditionary Force as America’s expeditionary force in readiness – organized, trained and equipped to respond to any crisis, anytime, anywhere. This exercise will certify 5th Marines to be forward-postured in Australia as Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, a six-month deployment during which Marines train with Australian allies and facilitate rapid response to crises and contingencies. Horton is a native of Kansas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Migel A. Reynosa) Share

Expeditionary Strike Group 3

U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 help NASA Astronaut U.S. Navy Capt. Victor J. Glover Jr. out of a crew module test article (CMTA) during Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 25, 2024. In preparation for NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. Amphibious transport docks, like USS San Diego, have unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including embarking helicopters, launching and recovering small boats, three dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns) Share

LCC 19

SAGAMI WAN (May 20, 2023) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Roman Gomez, from Houston, poses for a photo in front of an MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter on the main deck of U.S. 7th Fleet’s Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) May 20, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet Command ship, actively works to foster allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Thomas Furnish) Share