150402-N-FQ994-106 HAIFA, Israel (April 02, 2015) Sailors handle mooring lines aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship departs Haifa, Israel, after a scheduled port visit. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released)