YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 16, 2024) – Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class Lance Schneider, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, assigned to Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, conducts intel brief training aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Story by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden