Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Rachel Hoffman pipes an announcement over the 1MC aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge by practicing her skills on the port side bridge wing while steaming underway. A boatswain's pipe is customized by packing the exit hole of the bowl with beeswax to create the desired pitch. Blue Ridge is deployed as the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship of Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Combined Task Force 76.