US 7th Fleet band performs at Sapporo Snow Festival [Image 10 of 10]

SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

02.06.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class NAVCENT Public Affairs    

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet   

Lt. j.g. Geordie Kelly, fleet bandmaster of the U.S. 7th Fleet band, directs the band during a performance at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts two million people to Sapporo to see hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures. Sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge, embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff and Marines from Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team-Pacific are in Tomakomai, Japan, for a port visit to participate in the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix)

• Date Taken: 02.06.2012
• Date Posted: 02.06.2012 03:11
• Photo ID: 519540
• VIRIN: 120206-N-CZ945-182
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 1023.05 KB
• Location: SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO, JP