CNATTU chief joins Naval officer ranks Published March 16, 2011 By Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond Lee Keesler Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Aerographer's Mate Chief Petty Officer Denie Kiger was commissioned to the rank of ensign at the USS Alabama Memorial Park Feb. 25. The presiding officer was Cmdr. Angie Walker, Keesler Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit commander, and the guest speaker was Lt. Tim Uncapher, Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center, Stennis Space Center. Ensign Kiser was selected for commission via the Limited Duty Officer program after 14 years of enlisted service as an aerographer's mate. He'll now serve as an ensign in the oceanography career field, with his first assignment to the Fleet Weather Center, Norfolk, Va.