151209-N-FP878-374 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 9, 2015) USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Mediterranean Sea Dec. 9, 2015. Carney, 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 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released)