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231028-N-WM182-1044 YOKOSUKA (October 26, 2023) Defense attaches from Finland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Lithuania, and the U.S. assemble on the flight deck aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). U.S. 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 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn)