171121-N-GL340-055 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 21, 2017) Sideboys salute Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer as he embarks the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) off the coast of Naples, Italy. 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)