Keywords: u.s. navy usnavy uss ross (ddg 71) ussrossddg71 160216-N-XT273-025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 16, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Derek Smith, from Fort Pierce, Fl., conducts routine maintenance aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea Feb. 16, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released) 160216-N-XT273-025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 16, 2016) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Derek Smith, from Fort Pierce, Fl., conducts routine maintenance aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea Feb. 16, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released) |