181209-N-TI693-0179 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 9, 2018) Military Sealift Command civil service mariner Jay Jordan uses hand signals to communicate with the pilot of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 on the flight deck of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Dec. 9, 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 Fred Gray IV/Released)