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    Blue Ridge Sailors visit JS Asahi (DD 119)

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    04.15.2026

    Photo by Seaman Andres Fonts 

    USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)

    Members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) lead a tour for U.S. Sailors aboard the JMSDF Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) during a bilateral exercise with the JMSDF in the South China Sea, April 16, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andres Fonts)

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    Date Taken: 04.15.2026
    Date Posted: 04.17.2026 02:15
    Photo ID: 9621053
    VIRIN: 260416-N-XP216-1117
    Resolution: 4967x3311
    Size: 1.9 MB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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