181208-N-UY653-011 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 8, 2018) Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Garrett Dick, left, and Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Gerardo Preciado man a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship departs Gaeta, Italy, for a staff training exercise, Dec. 8, 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 Ryan U. Kledzik/Released)