12/23/2013: In this slideshow, the USS Nimitz and the USS Mount Whitney are seen operating in the Mediterranean.
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Credit: Defense Imagery Management Operations Center:10/24/13
- In the first photo, the U.S. 6th Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), foreground, and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transit the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 24, 2013.The Nimitz deployed to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
- In the second photo, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transits the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 24, 2013.
- In the third photo, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front, and the U.S. 6th Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) transit the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 24, 2013.
- In the final photo, the U.S. 6th Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), right, and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transit the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 24, 2013.