Unit Commendation with 2 awards Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with 2 awards Naval Battle "E" Ribbon with 11 awards National Defense Service Medal with 2 awards Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Kosovo Service Medal with 2 awards United Nations Medal References External links USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) command histories – Naval History & Heritage Command Blue Ridge-class command ships 1970 ships