addresses the combined USS Blue Ridge officer and enlisted crew on the flight deck

Aboard USS Blue Ridge Sept. 23,2003 -- Vice Adm. Timothy LaFleur, Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific, addresses the crew of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) on the flight deck of the Seventh Fleet flagship. The admiral is visiting various ships around Japan to inform them of current status and events in the surface Navy. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Tucker Yates. File# 030923-N-9860Y-001