MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 4, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), center, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), front, participate in an exercise with ships attached to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, Jan. 4, 2022. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its 12th 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)