180615-N-XT273-541 KIEL, Germany (June 15, 2018) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Gerardo Preciado raises the First Navy Jack aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while arriving in Kiel, Germany, for Kiel Week 2018, June 15, 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 1st Class Justin Stumberg/Released)