200128-N-HR150-051 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 28, 2020) - Machinery Repairman Eric Million, from Muskogee, Oklahoma, operates a metal lathe in the machine shop of 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Metal lathes are used to make precision mechanical parts needed to keep Blue Ridge equipment operational at all times. 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 ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matt Hall)

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