Caption:
Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Jun. 13, 2003) -- Family and friends gather
on the pier to show their support as the amphibious command and control
ship USS Mt Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) returns to its homeport of Naval
Station Norfolk. Mount Whitney completed a seven-month
deployment as the flagship of Commander, Joint Task Force – Horn
of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The most sophisticated command, control,
communications, computer and intelligence (C4I) ship ever commissioned,
Mount Whitney incorporates various elements of the most advanced C4I
equipment available today. Mount Whitney departed Nov. 12, 2002,
in support of the ongoing war on terrorism and Operation Enduring
Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Thomas
Coffelt. (RELEASED)
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