ROTA, Spain (April 13, 2021) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) prepare to lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water while Ross is underway off the coast of Rota, Spain, April 13, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois)