U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Cory Carlson stands a force protection watch at a 25 mm cannon aboard the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship USS "Mount Whitney" (LCC-20) during a transit through the Strait of Messina. "Mount Whitney", homeported in Gaeta, Italy, was underway in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.