151203-N-XT273-399 DARDANELLES STRAIT (Dec. 3, 2015) Sailors stand watch aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship transits the Dardanelles Strait before entering the Black Sea Dec. 3, 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)