 USS Germantown completed their third phase of Co-operational Floor and Readiness Training or CARE Exercise 15 in Thailand. CARE is an annual bilateral exercise with the U.S. Navy Marine Corps and armed forces of nine partner nations. U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge, an embarked 7th Fleet staff, returned to Commander Fleet activity at Yokosuka after concluding a three-month patrol. During the summer, patrol Blue Ridge visited five ports in four different countries to strengthen relationships within the Indo-Asia Pacific region and boost leader security cooperation. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mavis hosted a ship naming ceremony to announce that the Virginia Attack Class submarine SSN 797 will bear the name USS Iowa. Virginia class attack submarines provide the Navy with capabilities required to maintain the nation's undersea supremacy well into the 21st century. For these stories and more, visit Navy.mil.