Archive photo of the day
USS Blue Ridge, 2002
Stars and Stripes
September 2, 2022
(Joseph Giordono/Stars and Stripes)
Yokosuka, Japan, Jan 18, 2002: Blue Ridge sailors transfer the flag as the ship pulls out of port. The ship embarked on its annual three-month swing through the Pacific to meet foreign military and civilian leaders to discuss regional cooperation and naval exercises.