190318-N-GA520-0249 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 18, 2019) Members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 participate in a dry-fire, small-arms familiarization training aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). Dry firing is the practice of aiming and squeezing the trigger of a firearm without ammunition. Mount Whitney, forward- deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Hayes/Released)