YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 31, 2017) - The 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Chiefs' Mess, observes morning colors in honor of fallen chiefs the day prior to the chief petty officers' 124th birthday. The rank of chief petty officer was officially established on April 1, 1893. Blue Ridge is in an extensive maintenance period in order to modernize the ship to continue to serve as a robust communications platform in the 7th Fleet area of operations.

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