170726-N-FP878-010 ROTA, Spain (July 26, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Vincent Marez stands watch on the bridge 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, 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)