180120-N-GL340-059 VALLETTA, Malta (Jan. 20, 2018) Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), is interviewed by Maltese media in Valletta, Malta, during a scheduled port visit. 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 2nd Class Michael Feddersen/Released)