191106-N-AS200-0747 TYRRHENIAN SEA (Nov. 6, 2019) Rear Adm. E. Andrew Burcher, commander, Submarines NATO prepares to disembark the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) aboard a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Nov. 6, 2019. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, 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 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)