GAETA, Italy (July 27, 2021) Sailors shift colors aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship and embarked U.S. Sixth Fleet staff get underway from Gaeta, Italy, in preparation for Large Scale Exercise, July 27, 2021.
Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth 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