160615-N-KP948-023 BALTIC SEA (June 15, 2016) Cmdr. Chris Deleon, executive officer of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), welcomes aboard Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Gen. Salvatore Farina, Italian Army, to the ship during BALTOPS 2016, June 15. BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability, enhance flexibility and demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner nations to defend the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alyssa Weeks/Released)