MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 18, 2019) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Emily Yanke prepares .50-caliber ammunition before a live-fire exercise aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 18, 2019.
Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Barnes). Original public domain image from Flickr