180303-N-RG482-198 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 3, 2018) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Kassandra Ramirez participates in a combat systems drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). Ross is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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)