USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)

24/04/2026

Strong bonds make secure seas.

7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge returns from building relationships, strengthening capabilities, and working with allies and partners to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. 7th Fleet U.S. Pacific Fleet
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17/04/2026

16/04/2026

14/04/2026

Allies Operating at Sea 🇦🇺🇵🇭🇺🇸

From left : A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156), U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to HMAS Toowoomba, Philippine Coast Guard Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702), and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (L*D 48) conduct a group sail during a multilateral exercise in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. Combined operations between Australia, Philippines and the U.S. continue to strengthen interoperability between allied and partnered navies, improve regional stability, and support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Royal Australian Navy
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10/04/2026

ON WATCH 24/7 🔭

Blue Ridge Sailors stand watch on the bridge while transiting the San Bernardino Strait.

Strait transits require a continuous watch of the sea to ensure no conditions, such as weather or other vessels, obstruct the ship’s course of travel.

24/03/2026

THIS IS A DRILL, THIS IS A DRILL! 🚨

Sailors aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conduct a damage control training exercise while underway.

Damage control drills ensure Blue Ridge remains ready to rapidly respond to ship casualties and bolster firefighting capabilities while at sea.