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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 18, 2024) – Sailors aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) simulate extinguishing a fire during a damage control training evolution Sept. 18, 2024. The Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Damian Cook)