USS Mount Whitney operations

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Josh Despard, assigned to the 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC20), scores a target during the M9 pistol qualification shoot on Mount Whitney's flight deck. Mount Whitney, homeported in Gaeta, Italy, is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship and operates with a combined crew of U.S. sailors and Military Sealift Command (MSC) civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Luis R. Chavez Jr/Released)..