Keywords: navy lcc 20 lcc20 mount whitney mountwhitney flagship ship 160814-N-KP948-003 THEOULE-SUR-MER, France (August 14, 2016) - Gunner's Mate Seaman Apprentice Minyan Diep loads a 50. caliber machine gun aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship arrives in Theoule-sur-Mer, France, August 14, 2016, for a scheduled port visit to participate in commemorative events honoring the liberation of southern France by allied forces during World War II. Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship, forward deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alyssa Weeks/Released) 160814-N-KP948-003 THEOULE-SUR-MER, France (August 14, 2016) - Gunner's Mate Seaman Apprentice Minyan Diep loads a 50. caliber machine gun aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) as the ship arrives in Theoule-sur-Mer, France, August 14, 2016, for a scheduled port visit to participate in commemorative events honoring the liberation of southern France by allied forces during World War II. Mount Whitney, the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship, forward deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alyssa Weeks/Released) |