161228-N-XF387-065 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 28, 2016) Machinist Mate 3rd Class James Horn, assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), looks out from inside the boiler in the fire-room. 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 3rd Class Liz Dunagan/Released)