160220-N-XT273-1009 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 20, 2016) Sailors aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) conduct small boat operations with the USS Carney (DDG 64) in the Mediterranean Sea. 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)