191016-N-RG482-0050 GAETA, Italy (Oct. 16, 2019) Operations Specialist Seaman Evan Rodriguez, right, assigned to the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), works as a phone talker as the ship departs Gaeta, Italy, Oct. 16, 2019. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler/Released)