180205-N-RG482-008 ADRIATIC SEA (Feb. 5, 2018) Ensign Nicholas McGrath stands watch on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship transits the Adriatic Sea. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler/Released)