170503-N-FQ994-169 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 3, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) transits the Mediterranean Sea. Ross is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, 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)