Naval Petty Officer 3rd Class Dennis Whaley, air crewman, a search and rescue swimmer assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, readies gear while riding in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during helicopter operations above the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship homeported in Gaeta, Italy, and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.