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Crew members and guests watch as the USS Blue Ridge steams under Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge, Nov. 19, 2005. Sailors took the opportunity to invite more than 300 of their friends and family members for a day cruise to Tokyo. Blue Ridge is the 7th Fleet command ship and is permanently forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

Family Cruise

Crew members and guests watch as the USS Blue Ridge steams under Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge, Nov. 19, 2005. Sailors took the opportunity to invite more than 300 of their friends and family members for a day cruise to Tokyo. Blue Ridge is the 7th Fleet command ship and is permanently forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

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