SAGAMI BAY, Japan (March 20, 2023) Engineers aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) monitor the control board in the main control room, March 20, 2023. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Toi Williams)