C7F Hosts Key Leader Engagement Aboard Blue Ridge [Image 5 of 10]

NEW ZEALAND

05.17.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Breeden    

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet   

250517-N-PH222-2001 WELLINGTON, New Zealand (May 17, 2025) Mr. Richard Schmidt, Mr. Chris Allison, Maj. Gen. Robert Kushka, commander of Joint Forces New Zealand, Rear Adm. Garin Golding, chief of Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mr. Bede Cory, Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Rear Adm. Mat Williams, vice chief of New Zealand Defence Force, U.S. Chargé d’affaires Mr. David Gehrenbeck, Commodore Share Arndell, Royal New Zealand Navy, and Commodore Brandon Oakley, Royal New Zealand Navy, pose for a photo on the quarterdeck aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Wellington, New Zealand during a scheduled port visit, May 17, 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 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden)

• Date Taken: 05.17.2025
• Date Posted: 05.21.2025 04:05
• Photo ID: 9051116
• VIRIN: 250517-N-PH222-2001
• Resolution: 6624x3726
• Size: 3.39 MB
• Location: NZ