While quarantined, she continued to operate in 5th Fleet conducting a wide range of operations. She was given short notice tasking to depart 5th Fleet and chop to 6th Fleet in support of BALTOPS 2019, a large scale Naval exercise bringing NATO and partner allies together. 2021 Fort McHenry was decommissioned on 27 March 2021 and is undergoing transfer to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she will be placed in reserve status. References External links USS Fort McHenry official website navsource.org: USS Fort McHenry navysite.de: USS Fort McHenry Defense Department news Release Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Ships built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company Gulf War ships of the United States 1986 ships 2010 Haiti earthquake relief