171214-N-DF478-019 YOKOSUKA, Japan (December 14, 2017) Seaman Nikky Vidarte, left, and Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Lauren Hall, right, gather leaves at Uraga Elementary School during a USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) sponsored community service event where participants interacted with students and conducted landscaping. Blue Ridge is in an extensive maintenance period in order to modernize the ship to continue to serve as a robust communications platform in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Marvin E. Thompson Jr./Released)