ENGLISH CHANNEL (May 6, 2021) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jamal Pradia, stationed aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), simulates firing at a hostile boat approaching the ship during Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), May 6, 2021. FOST is a three-week exercise led by the Royal Navy that tests the ship’s warfighting ability. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the U.S. Sixth 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)