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USS BLUE RIDGE, JAPAN

12.15.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Liz Dunagan 

U.S. Navy           

161215-N-XF387-035 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 15, 2016) - Cmdr. Jason Eckhardt, Executive Officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), right, stands by while the Navigation Officer of JS Uraga (MST 463) places a holiday gift in front of the ship. Uraga is Blue Ridge's sister ship from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Blue Ridge is currently in an extensive maintenance period in order to modernize the ship to continue to serve as a robust communications platform in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Liz Dunagan/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 12.15.2016
• Date Posted: 12.17.2016 00:29
• Photo ID: 3065829
• VIRIN: 161215-N-XF387-035
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Location: USS BLUE RIDGE, JP