150617-N-NT747-053 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2015) - Hull Technician 2nd Class Thomas Dwyer, attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), welds copper piping to an air conditioning unit. Blue Ridge departed for a patrol within the 7th Fleet area of operations after completing a brief maintenance period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Waldrop/ RELEASED)