USS Blue Ridge to arrive for PHL visit this March 18

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 14): USS Blue Ridge to arrive for PHL visit this March 18

The USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), the flagship of the US 7th Fleet, will be arriving for four-day port visit at the Manila South Harbor this March 18.

The US Embassy in Manila, in a statement, said that the arrival of the ship highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between the United States and the country.

The USS Blue Ridge and the 7th Fleet staff are homeported in Yokosuka, Japan and are responsible for US Navy operations from the International Dateline west to the India/Pakistan border.

The vessel is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class command ships of the US Navy, and is the command ship of the United States Seventh Fleet.

Her primary role is to provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) support to the commander and staff of the 7th Fleet.

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