U.S. Navy 6th Fleet Dispatches Mount Whitney Warship in Black Sea for NATO Drills

The U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet announced that it dispatched its flagship vessel, Mount Whitney, into the waters of the Black Sea for joint drills with NATO forces, according to a statement from the U.S. fleet’s press office. “US Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO – STRIKFORNATO [Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO] staff embarked SIXTHFLT [6th Fleet] command and control ship USS Mount Whitney LCC 20, Oct. 29, 2021,” the statement reads. “During the underway, Mount Whitney and the embarked staffs will operate alongside NATO allies and partners in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, working together to…