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Blue Ridge conducts port call in Cairns, Australia
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Cairns, Australia for a routine port visit April 16, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the city since 2013.
Blue Ridge departs Cairns, Australia following port visit
CAIRNS, Australia – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Cairns, Australia, following a scheduled port visit, April 16 – 20, 2025.
Blue Ridge Departs Guam Following Port Visit
APRA HARBOR, Guam – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 14-17. This port visit marked the first time Blue Ridge has visited Guam since 2020.
Blue Ridge departs Noumea, New Caledonia following port visit
NOUMÉA, New Caledonia – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Nouméa, New Caledonia, following a scheduled port visit, April 26 – May 1, 2025.
Blue Ridge departs Suva, Fiji following port visit
SUVA, Fiji — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Suva, Fiji following a scheduled port visit, May 5-9, 2025.
Blue Ridge Departs Wellington, New Zealand Following Port Visit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025.
Blue Ridge Participates in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025
CORAL SEA – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in the 11th iteration of Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea near New Caledonia, May 1, 2025.
Blue Ridge Returns to Japan After Summer Patrol
YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, June 23, marking the completion of the scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region.
Bob Fernandez, 100-Year-Old Pearl Harbor Survivor, Dies Peacefully at Home 83 Years After Bombing
Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.
Body of fallen sailor returned home in terrible condition, mother says
The body of a Norfolk-based sailor who was found dead in the woods near her base was returned to her family in shocking condition, her mother said Wednesday. Culinary Specialist Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, was discovered by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS, on June 9 in Norfolk, Virginia, after being reported missing May 29 from her barracks in Miller Hall on Naval Station...[Read More]
Book Purge at Service Academy a ‘Blatant Attack’ on Free Speech, Democratic Lawmakers Say
The call came in the days after the U.S. Naval Academy got rid of nearly 400 volumes from its Nimitz Library collection on topics ranging from racism to gender identity and the Holocaust.
Breaking down the number of veterans in the 119th Congress
When lawmakers convene the 119th Congress on Friday, the group will boast 100 military veterans among their members, the largest such caucus in eight years. Sixteen new veterans will join 84 incumbent members of Congress with military experience, but that total will drop by two within days of the start of the new legislative term. That’s because two veteran members are headed to the executive bran...[Read More]