{"id":74445,"date":"2023-10-18T20:17:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T20:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/18\/uss-mount-whitney-heading-to-eastern-mediterranean\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:55:22","slug":"uss-mount-whitney-heading-to-eastern-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/10\/18\/uss-mount-whitney-heading-to-eastern-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Mount Whitney heading to Eastern Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. 6th Fleet command-and-control ship Mount Whitney<\/a> is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to support U.S. operations there, the Navy announced Wednesday, as tensions escalate in the region amid war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Italy-based flagship left Wednesday and will join other U.S. assets \u2014 including two aircraft carrier strike group<\/a>s and an amphibious assault ship \u2014 already dispatched to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel and to halt a broader conflict from erupting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sixth Fleet did not specify what Mount Whitney would be doing once it arrived on station. The Pentagon did not respond to a Navy Times request for comment by deadline Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the 52-year-old Mount Whitney serves as a command ship sporting sophisticated command, control, communications and intelligence capabilities, according to the Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It allows an embarked commander to direct air, ground and maritime units from one location and can move and process large amounts of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\t