MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 2, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), back, participates in a photo exercise with USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 2, 2022. Gravely is deployed with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and Ross is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, and is on its 12th patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet. Both ships are supporting 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)