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USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)
230319-N-TE604-1510 SAGAMI WAN, Japan (March 19, 2023) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jaela Price, from Birmingham, Alabama, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 prior to taking off from the flight deck of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, 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 3rd Class Trinity Benjamin)