BALTIC SEA (Sept. 18, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) conducts close proximity maneuvering with the Portuguese navy frigate NRP Corte-Real (F332), Sept. 18, 2020. Corte-Real is underway on a regularly-scheduled deployment as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 to conduct maritime operations and provide a continuous maritime capability for NATO in the Baltic region. Ross is currently on its tenth Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christine Montgomery)