151126-N-XT273-204 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 26, 2015) Culinary Specialist 1st Class David Jackson carves a melon aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) in preparation for Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 26, 2015. Ross, 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 2nd Class Justin Stumberg/Released)