Keywords: navy uss ross (ddg 71) ussrossddg71 ddg 71 ddg71 u.s. 6th fleet us6thfleet c6f ctf 65 ctf65 patrol mediterranean sea mediterraneansea charles de gualle charlesdegualle helo ops heloops nh-90 nh90 161014-N-FP878-335MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Barrientos from Williamsburg, Va., directs a French NH-90 helicopter aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) during a dry winch training evolution Oct. 14, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released) 161014-N-FP878-335MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Jorge Barrientos from Williamsburg, Va., directs a French NH-90 helicopter aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) during a dry winch training evolution Oct. 14, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released) |