Lily Le and her daughters, Lorene Do-Le and Leilani Do-Le visited the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), in Yokosuka, Japan, March 10, 2025. Le and her family visited the ship 41 years after her and 34 other refugees from Vietnam were rescued at sea by the crew of the Blue Ridge in May 1984.
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines on June 18, 2024 for the ship’s first visit to the capital since March 2019. The U.S. Navy shares a longstanding alliance with the Philippines. In 1951, the two countries signed the Mutual Defense Treaty, vowing support and mutual defense against emergent threats to maintain freedom of the seas. The port visit acts to...
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Jakarta, Indonesia on July 29 after a 3-day port visit; the Blue Ridge’s first visit to Jakarta since 2019.
