180108-N-NO901-003 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Jan. 8, 2018) Family members bid farewell to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship departs Naval Station Rota, Spain. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Melissa Dela Pena/Released)