190601-N-AT530-1170 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 1, 2019) Chief Electronics Technician Christifer Dearing is commissioned as a chief warrant officer during a ceremony on the flight deck of the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), June 1, 2019. Fort McHenry is 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chris Roys/Released)