100726-N-7478G-281 KOROR, Palau (July 26, 2010)--Capt. Rudy Lupton, commanding officer of 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), and Capt. Sal Aquilera, U.S. 7th Fleet chaplain, present Project Handclasp materials to Bilung Gloria Gibbons Salii at the opening ceremony of Pacific Partnership 2010 in the Republic of Palau.  Blue Ridge is in the Republic of Palau conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet endeavors aimed at strengthening regional relationships with host nations and partner nations. The visit will also mark the first time Pacific Partnership visit has come to Palau.  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 flagship 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 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs /Released)
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs
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