190103-N-AT530-0195 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 3, 2019) Gunner's Mate Seaman Apprentice Jaylen Hershberger scans the horizon as the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) transits the Strait of Messina, Jan. 3, 2019. Fort McHenry and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are deployed 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Roys/Released)