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.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and the United States Navy, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025.
