USS Blue Ridge Action

Marines from Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific practice target shooting and force protection team maneuvers on the main deck of USS Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge is commanded by Capt. Thom W. Burke and serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, the Navy's only forward deployed amphibious force. Blue Ridge is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Green