170423-N-FQ994-010 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 23, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Raphael Hernandez, from Los Angeles, starts a gas turbine engine from the propulsion and auxiliary control unit aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) April 23, 2017. USS Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released)