YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 14, 2017) - Gunner's Mate Seaman Destiny Sandoval, from Phoenix, Arizona, attached to the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), paints a child's face at an Easter Egg Hunt held by the First Class Petty Officers Association. 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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