180324-N-RG482-083 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Ellingson uses a firefighting hose to wash salt off the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) during a fresh-water washdown. 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)