USS Blue Ridge, Seventh Fleet visit Nagoya
7th Fleet Release
Release Date: 3/12/2004
Seventh Fleet Public Affairs
NAGOYA, Japan - USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived here for a routine port visit March 12.
The port visit gives the more than 950 Sailors, Marines and Seventh Fleet staff members embarked aboard Blue Ridge a chance to participate in sightseeing and cultural events, as well as engage in friendship and goodwill activities, such as community service projects.
The last U.S. Navy ship to visit here was USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) in August 1998.
At a press conference held on the pier upon arrival, Blue Ridge commanding officer, Capt. J. Stephen Maynard, expressed his gratefulness at the city's hospitality.
"Many of my Sailors joined the Navy to see the world," he said, "and coming to a wonderful place like this is a dream come true for them."
An amphibious command-and-control ship, Blue Ridge is the flagship of the Seventh Fleet and supports a variety of missions with a robust communications suite, allowing the Seventh Fleet commander, Vice Adm. Robert F. Willard, and his embarked staff to direct U.S. naval forces in the region.
Blue Ridge is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.
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