180410-N-QR145-016 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 10, 2018) Ben Verceles, a Military Sealift Command civil service mariner, pours milk while preparing dessert for the crew aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) April 10, 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)