MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 17, 2022) A French Dassault Rafale, left, and E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, prepare to take off from the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91) as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) patrols nearby in the Mediterranean Sea. 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)