MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 30, 2021) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Robert Collins, right, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), mans the ship's helm during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) in the Mediterranean Sea, Dec. 31, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th 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)