SAGAMI WAN (May 7, 2024) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Ronald Alexander, right, from Phoenix, and Seaman Sean Jarrard, from Buffalo, New York, stand watch on the bridge aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), May 7, 2024. As the 7th Fleet flagship, Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Toi Williams)