161219-N-TI017-126 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 19, 2016) Cmdr. Ethan Rule, left, commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41), addresses Sailors and Marines in the well deck. Whidbey Island is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan R. McDonald/Released)