180702-N-XT273-680 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 2, 2018) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Zachery Clark studies 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)