'' Blue Ridge '' was one of several participating in disaster relief in Operation Tomodachi , after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . '' Blue Ridge '' brought relief supplies from Singapore to Japan but remained in the vicinity of Okinawa where the embarked U.S. Seventh Fleet staff provided command and control for the duration of Operation Tomodachi . The Seventh Fleet Band disembarked from the '' Blue Ridge '' in order to provide the Japanese public with concerts dedicated to the victims of the tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)