180702-N-XT273-551 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 2, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 takes off during deck landing qualifications aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in the Mediterranean Sea. Mount Whitney is forward-deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operating 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)