210112-N-BM428-0010 ROTA, Spain (Jan. 12, 2021) The Ensign is flown from the mast of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) after getting underway from Rota, Spain, Jan. 12, 2021. Porter, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.