150415-N-FQ994-384 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2015) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water for small boat operations. Ross 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert S. Price/Released)