160111-N-XT273-179 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Jan. 11, 2016) Sailors aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) perform boat checks before small boat operations in preparation for pulling into Souda Bay, Greece, Jan. 11, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)