180405-N-QR145-029 DAKAR, Senegal (April 5, 2018) Ship's Serviceman 1st Class James Terry, left, and Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class Sarah Brooks prepare to raise the American flag aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship arrives in Dakar, Senegal, April 5, 2018. 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 3rd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)