150515-N-ZZ999-037 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 15, 2015) - Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Eric Nava, attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), pours sauce into a copper pot while preparing food for upcoming meal service. Blue Ridge is conducting patrols, strengthening and fostering relationships within the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Don Patton/ RELEASED)