MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 3, 2018) – Cmdr. Steve Schmidt, left, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) and Command Master Chief Jonathan Purvis observe a volcano as Fort McHenry transits the Straits of Messina, Jan. 3, 2019 Fort McHenry and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a scheduled deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence.

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