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USS Blue Ridge conducts consecutive combined maritime operations with allies in Western Pacific Ocean
April 23, 2026
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), center, Philippine Coast Guard Boracay-class patrol boat BRP Boracay (FPB-2401), left, and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), right, participate in a group sail during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. 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 1st Class Charles Oki)
Blue Ridge departs Okinawa, Japan
April 22, 2026
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to enter port for a scheduled visit at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2026.
Australia, Canada, and U.S. conduct multilateral operations in South China Sea
April 20, 2026
A Royal Canadian Air Force Super Puma assigned to Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) prepares to land on the flight deck of U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a multilateral exercise with the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Canadian Armed Forces in the South China Sea, April 18, 2026.
Australia, Philippine, U.S. forces conduct multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
April 12, 2026
Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) uses the ship’s 60-ton crane to lift a crane from the Philippine Navy 3rd Naval Combat Engineer Battalion onto Ashland as part of multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in Manila, Philippines, April 9, 2026.
Blue Ridge departs Changi, Singapore
April 10, 2026
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits the Singapore Strait before mooring at Changi Naval Base, Singapore for a scheduled port visit, April 3, 2026.
USS Ashland Completes Ship Wartime Repair and Maintenance Exercise in the Philippines
April 4, 2026
Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Christian Deang, assigned to Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, welds a fan unit bracket aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as part of ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX) in Cebu, Philippines, March 25, 2026.
USS Blue Ridge departs Laem Chabang, Thailand
March 30, 2026
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departs Laem Chabang, Thailand following a scheduled port visit, March 30, 2026.
Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand, U.S. complete exercise Sea Dragon 2026
March 28, 2026
Sea Dragon anti-submarine warfare (ASW) competition participants pose for a group photo at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2026.
U.S., allied and partner navies commence Exercise Kakadu 2026
March 26, 2026
U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) man the rails and observe the Leeuwin-class survey ship HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) during a fleet review as a part of Exercise Kakadu in Sydney, March 21, 2026.
Blue Ridge visits Laem Chabang, Thailand
March 26, 2026
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to enter port in Laem Chabang, Thailand, March 26, 2026.
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