151209-N-XT273-373 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 09, 2015) Fire Controlman 1st Class Elizabeth Clark stands watch in the Combat Information Center aboard USS Ross (DDG 71). Clark was recently named 2015 Missile Defender of the Year. 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)