YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 7, 2023) – Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Brandon Cummings, from Tonganoxie, Kan., assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), shouts out the Kansas City Chiefs Feb. 7, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, 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 2nd Class Sarah C. Eaton)
A feature story about the ship's wheel of USS Blue Ridge (AGC 2), the second ship to bear the name and the modern Blue Ridge's World War II predecessor.