170331-N-GL340-050 RIJEKA, Croatia (March 31, 2017) Chief petty officers assigned to the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) observe colors on the flight deck of Mount Whitney in celebration of the 124th birthday of the rank of chief petty officer at Viktor Lenac shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia. 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 2nd Class Michael Feddersen/Released)