Keywords: 110218-N-SP676-387 (5471426270).jpg 110218-N-SP676-387 PACIFIC OCEAN Feb 17 2011 -- USS Mustin DDG 89 left USNS Tippecanoe T-AO 199 and 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge LCC 19 conduct an underway replenishment while underway in the Pacific Ocean Underway replenishment capabilities allow an entire fleet's supplies to be replenished within a matter of hours without a change in course Blue Ridge is commanded by Capt Rudy Lupton and serves under Commander Expeditionary Strike Group ESG 7/Task Force CTF 76 the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force Blue Ridge is the command ship for Commander U S 7th Fleet Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility Okinawa Japan with an operating detachment in Sasebo Japan U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian A Stone/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/5471426270/ 110218-N-SP676-387 2011-02-17 11 12 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/5471426270 2016-09-03 15 11 16 United States Government Work USNS Tippecanoe T-AO-199 USS Mustin DDG-89 Fueling-at-sea USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 |