EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 26, 2019) - Yeoman 2nd Class Konstantin Pozdnyakov, from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, repeats back orders to shipmates manning the phone and distance line as 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducts a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command Dry Cargo and Ammunition Ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8). Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region.

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