170726-N-FP878-009 ROTA, Spain (July 26, 2017) Midshipman Shae Timmons observes underway operations from the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as the ship departs Naval Station Rota, Spain, for a scheduled patrol. Donald Cook 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 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)