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Blue Ridge Participates in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025
May 1, 2025
250501-N-RW305-1220 CORAL SEA (May 1, 2025) – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), right, sails alongside the French Floréal-class frigate Vendémiaire (F-734), center, and the offshore patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig (P779), left, during Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea, May 1, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Furnish)
Blue Ridge departs Noumea, New Caledonia following port visit
May 1, 2025
250428-N-PH222-2001 NOUMÉA, New Caledonia (April 28, 2025) Rear Adm. Kyle Gantt, deputy commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, welcomes guests during a big top reception aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), while in Nouméa, New Caledonia, April 28, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked 7th Fleet staff are in New Caledonia for a scheduled port visit. Blue Ridge and the 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden)
Blue Ridge Arrives in Nouméa, New Caledonia
April 25, 2025
250426-N-RW305-1032 NOUMEA, New Caledonia (April 26, 2025) – Machinist’s Mate Fireman Glenn Aranzanso, from Chicago, mans the rails aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a port visit in Noumea, New Caledonia, April 26, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Furnish)
U.S. and Australian Forces Conduct Joint Sail
April 25, 2025
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 25, 2025) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) steams with the Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG 42) in the South China Sea, April 25, 2025. Omaha is conducting a joint sail with the Royal Australian Navy in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Omaha, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet. As the U.S. Navy’s destroyer squadron forward-deployed in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to the operational area, Expeditionary Strike Group 7’s Sea Combat Commander, and builds partnerships through training exercises and military-to-military engagements. (Courtesy photo by Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman David Cox)
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in the Philippine Sea
April 24, 2025
An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Philippine Sea, April 23, 2025. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner)
Blue Ridge departs Cairns, Australia following port visit
April 21, 2025
CAIRNS, Australia (April 16, 2025) – Capt. Nicholas DeLeo, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), speaks with members of the Australian media on the ship’s flight deck during a scheduled port visit in Cairns, Australia, April 16, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Douglass.)
USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in Guam
April 17, 2025
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18, 2025.
U.S and ROK Navy Divers Conclude Successful SALVEX Korea 2025
April 16, 2025
JINHAE NAVAL BASE, Republic of Korea (April 10, 2025) U.S. Navy Divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, receive a dive briefing from Republic of Korea navy divers aboard the diving tender ROKS Guang Yang (YDT-805) during a joint dive and salvage exercise in the harbor of Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 10, 2025. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Blue Ridge conducts port call in Cairns, Australia
April 16, 2025
250416-N-TU814-1033 CAIRNS, Australia (April 16, 2025) – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits the Coral Sea prior to a scheduled port visit to Cairns, Australia, April 16, 2025. The Blue Ridge and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff conduct regular Indo-Pacific patrols to deter aggression, strengthen alliances and partnerships, and advance future warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Damian Cook)
U.S. Navy, ROK Navy Complete Combined Mine Warfare Exercise
April 16, 2025
AT SEA (April 10, 2025) Mineman 3rd Class Angel Vazquez and Mineman 2nd Class Daniel Horne conduct mine neutralization vehicle crane operations aboard the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) during Korean Spring Exercise (KSE) at sea, April 10, 2025. Korean Spring Exercise increases combined proficiency between the Republic of Korea Navy and the U.S. Navy through the exchange of tactics and techniques, while enhancing common bonds. KSE takes place in U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, which routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Jacob Kinnear.)
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