180209-N-RG482-265 VLORE, Albania (Feb. 9, 2018) Quartermaster 2nd Class Jahshua Craddock lowers the American flag immediately after the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) anchors outside of Vlore, Albania. 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)