NORTH SEA (May 29, 2021) Boatswain�s Mate 2nd Class Cody Johannes, right, signals a helicopter to take off aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) while Boatswain�s Mate 1st Class Tecara Gray supports him against the helicopter�s down draft, May 29, 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)