Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan James, assigned to 7th fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge, helps a child fix his bicycle at the Singapore Children's Society. Each year the society reaches out to about 12,000 children, youth and families in need. Blue Ridge is commanded by Capt. Thom W. Burke and serves under commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 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.