161107-N-FP878-080 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 7, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Craig Crippon, left, from Vancouver, Wash., hands Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Santis, from Miami, a thermal switch during maintenance aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) Nov. 7, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is 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 Petty Officer 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)