150925-N-XG464-099 ROTA, Spain (Sept. 25, 2015) Cmdr. Ken Pickard, middle left, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), reports to Adm. Mark Ferguson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, as the ship arrives at Naval Station Rota Sept. 25, 2015. Carney is the fourth of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to be forward-deployed in Rota to fulfill the United States' phased commitment to NATO ballistic missile defense (BMD) while also carrying out a wide range of missions to support the security of Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan B. Trejo/Released)