171117-N-GL340-013 ROTA, Spain (Nov. 17, 2017) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Christine Ansara records ship movement aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, Nov. 17, 2017. 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 2nd Class Michael Feddersen/Released)