171121-N-GL340-158 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 21, 2017) Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, left, commanding officer of the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), shows Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and his wife, Pauline Spencer, a newly renovated berthing space aboard the ship. 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)