180816-N-YM543-024 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 16, 2018) Lt. j. g. Ciera McCrary, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), uses a sound powered telephone during the ship's first fast cruise conducted in nearly two years. Fast cruise is a simulated underway period that prepares the crew for life at sea, designed to get the crew into an operational mindset by testing their ability to safely get the ship underway. Blue Ridge is in a final upkeep and training phase in preparation to become fully mission capable for operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McKay/Released)