U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) departed Gdynia, Poland, after a scheduled port visit, July 15.

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Crew members visited Gdynia Community Nursing Home July 13 to participate in a community relations project that involved landscaping and meeting with retired military members. The event concluded with a small presentation and group photo.

Sailors participated in a Poland vs. U.S. soccer game July 13.

The United States continues to demonstrate its commitment to the collective security of NATO allies and support for partners in Europe. All Department of Defense efforts in support of NATO allies in Eastern Europe fall under the umbrella of Atlantic Resolve.

Mount Whitney's presence in the Baltic Sea is a demonstration of our continued commitment to the collective security of NATO under Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Mount Whitney, forward deployed to Gaeta, Italy, operates with a combined crew of U.S. Navy Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners. The civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering and supply service operations, while military personnel support communications, weapons systems and security. It is one of only two seaborne Joint Command Platforms in the U.S. Navy, both of which are forward deployed.

U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.

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