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Flight Quarters aboard USS Blue Ridge

SAGAIMI WAN (Feb. 19, 2026) – Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Bryce Houck communicates to the pilots of a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 during flight quarters aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Sagaimi Wan, Feb. 19, 2026. Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary Del Rio)

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SYDNEY (May 28, 2025) Royal Australian Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, AO, of the Royal Australia Navy is greeted by U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher on the quarterdeck of the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while the ship is conducting a scheduled port call in Sydney, May 28, 2025. 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 Belen Saldana)

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Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (May 16, 2025) – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Wellington, New Zealand, May 16, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Cook)

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (May 16, 2025) – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Wellington, New Zealand, for a scheduled port visit May 16, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Cook)

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USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducts flight operations in the Coral Sea

CORAL SEA (April 11, 2025) – Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Trevor Bailey, from Post Fall, Idaho, assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 communicates with the pilots of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during flight operations aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while underway in the Coral Sea, April 11, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Cook)

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USS Blue Ridge Operates with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) along with embarked MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, conduct a bilateral exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG-173) March 29, 2021 in the East China Sea. These types of operations provide an opportunity for each partner nation to share their unique capabilities in shipboard maneuvering procedures, maritime skills and interoperability. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Hall)

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USS Blue Ridge Operates with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducts a bilateral exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG-173) March 29, 2021 in the East China Sea. These types of operations provide an opportunity for each partner nation to share their unique capabilities in shipboard maneuvering procedures, maritime skills and interoperability. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Fleet Commanders Meet Virtually on USS Blue Ridge

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz, left, and 7th Fleet deputy commander Rear Adm. Robert Clark participate in the Fleet Commander’s Roundtable with Commander, Australian Fleet Rear Adm. Mark Hammond, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Commander in Chief Vice Adm. Hideki Yuasa, and Republic of Korea Fleet Vice Adm. Jongho Lee aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific area of operations to foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict alongside 35 other maritime nations and partners.

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Blue Ridge Conducts Submarine Familiarization with USS Asheville

Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine, USS Asheville (SSN 758), transits alongside U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a submarine familiarization (SUBFAM). The SUBFAM was conducted so Blue Ridge's crew and embarked 7th Fleet staff could observe the characteristics of a submarine and how it looks both digitally and visually at periscope depth. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and, as 7th Fleet flagship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Blue Ridge Pulls Into Guam for Second Safe Haven Liberty

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), her crew and embarked 7th Fleet staff, prepare to enter port in Naval Base, Guam, for Blue Ridge's second Safe Haven Liberty June 11, 2020. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Okinawa for Limited Port Call

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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USNS Richard E. Byrd Conducts Replenishment-at-Sea with USS Blue Ridge

" U.S. 7th Fleet flag ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), left, steams alongside the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a replenishment-at-sea.

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Navy Base in Japan Works to Keep COVID-19 at BayIII MEF and 7th Fleet Judge advocates Join Forces Aboard Blue Ridge

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Daniel Majtan, currently assigned to the III MEF in Okinawa, Japan, embarked the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during the ship’s port visit there last month. 7th Fleet serves with III MEF to continually execute missions that enable maritime superiority through effective command and control, prosecution of naval fires, and operational maneuvers.

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USS Blue Ridge Sails through Underway Record

The U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits in formation during operations with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and America Expeditionary Strike Group. Operating as an expeditionary strike force, the Navy-Marine Corps team integrates the combat power of the two groups to provide the fleet commander with a capable, credible combat force that can be deployed anywhere in the world.

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III Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Fleet Join for Staff Talks at Sea Aboard Flagship

U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz and Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy met to discuss naval integration aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in the South China Sea. The focus of naval integration is to ensure the Navy and Marine Corps are aligned with the National Defense Strategy, which requires shifting from traditional power projection to meeting the new challenges associated with maintaining a persistent naval forward presence.

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Blue Ridge, 7th Fleet Staff Arrive in Thailand

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Laem Chabang, Thailand for a regularly scheduled port visit. During the visit, Sailors will engage with the local culture, host military-to-military engagements and build relationships through music and public service activities. Blue Ridge, with embarked 7th Fleet staff, is on patrol, strengthening relationships with U.S. allies and partner nations while providing advanced communication capabilities and supporting Theater Security Cooperation across the Indo-Asia Pacific region

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USS Blue Ridge Arrives in South Korea for Port Visit

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives in Busan for a scheduled port visit. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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7th Fleet Hosts Commander’s Roundtable Aboard USS Blue Ridge

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz (center left) hosts, Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan Dallas Mead (far right), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Hiroyuki Kasui (left), and Republic of Korea Navy Vice Adm. Lee Sung-Hwan (center right) aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for a Fleet Commanders Round Table. The meeting provided a forum to engage in professional dialogues on various maritime issues such as multilateral exercises, freedom of navigation operations and maritime law, rules and norms.

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Sicola Takes Command of 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge

The official party renders a hand salute as colors are paraded during the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) change of command ceremony. Capt. Craig C. Sicola, of Dallas, relieved Capt. Eric J. Anduze, from Manati, Puerto Rico, as the ship's commanding officer. Blue Ridge, a part of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in support of security and stability within the Indo-Pacific Region.

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III MEF and 7th Fleet Join for Staff Talks in Yokosuka

(From left) Deputy Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Rear Adm. Ted LeClair, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, and Deputy Commanding General, III MEF Maj. Gen. Paul Rock participate in staff talks aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in port at Yokosuka Naval Base. Seventh Fleet serves with III MEF to continually execute missions that enable maritime superiority through effective command and control, prosecution of naval fires, and operational maneuvers.

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