Retirement ceremony

YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

07.17.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes 

U.S. Navy           

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Andrew G. Sevald, left, a former commanding officer of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge, Yokosuka, Japan Vice Mayor Yoriko Ueda, Vice Adm. John M. Bird, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, The Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Capt. Thom W. Burke, commanding officer of Blue Ridge, and chaplain Steven Benefield unveil the plaque commemorating Blue Ridge's 30th anniversary as part of the Navy's Forward Deployed Naval Force. Blue Ridge arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, July 17, 1979.

• Date Taken: 07.17.2009
• Date Posted: 07.18.2009 16:44
• Photo ID: 188523
• VIRIN: 090717-N-7280V-184
• Resolution: 3216x2136
• Size: 904.2 KB
• Location: YOKOSUKA, JP