YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 16, 2022) Japanese guests wait to board U.S. 7th Fleet's command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) during the 44th annual Friendship Day celebration, Oct. 16, 2022. For the first time in three years, CFAY held the open base event to highlight the friendship between the local Japanese community and the U.S. Navy. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Darren Cordoviz)