171027-N-GL340-005 GAETA, Italy (Oct. 27, 2017) The Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrives in its forward-deployed port of Gaeta, Italy. Mount Whitney is returning to Gaeta following a 10-month maintenance period at Viktor Lenac shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia. Mount Whitney, forward-deployed to Gaeta, 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 2nd Class Michael Feddersen/Released)