180409-N-RG482-531 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 9, 2018) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) participate in a towing exercise with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) in support of Flag Officer Sea Training April 9, 2018. 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)