Defense Attaché’s Visit USS Blue Ridge

231028-N-WM182-1020 YOKOSUKA (October 26, 2023) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, meets with defense attaches from Finland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Lithuania, and the U.S. 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)