191109-N-AS200-0710 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 9, 2019) Sailors aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) conduct weapon qualifications during a live fire exercise while transiting the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 9, 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)