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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 22, 2023) - Republic of Korea Navy Fleet Commander, Vice Adm. Kim Myung-soo, departs U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) after conducting a tri-lateral meeting with Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, and Commander, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Self-Defense Fleet Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, Feb. 22. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and 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 1st Class Reymundo A. Villegas III)