161215-N-XF387-091 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 15, 2016) - Commanding Officer of the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Capt. Matthew Paradise, left, and Cmdr. Jason Eckhardt, Executive Officer of Blue Ridge, exchange remarks with the Commanding Officer of JS Uraga (MST 463) during a gift exchange. Uraga is Blue Ridge's sister ship from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Blue Ridge is currently 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. ( Navy photo by Petty Offi
161215-N-XF387-091 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 15, 2016) - Commanding Officer of the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Capt. Matthew Paradise, left, and Cmdr. Jason Eckhardt, Executive Officer of Blue Ridge, exchange remarks with the Commanding Officer of JS Uraga (MST 463) during a gift exchange. Uraga is Blue Ridge's sister ship from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. Blue Ridge is currently 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. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Liz Dunagan/RELEASED)
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