Keywords: navy uss ross (ddg 71) ussrossddg71 ddg 71 ddg71 u.s. sixth fleet ussixthfleet c6f ctf 65 ctf65 patrol bosphorus straits bosphorusstraits 160722-N-FP878-015 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 22, 2016) – USS Ross (DDG 71) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Russell Caldwell surveys the waters ahead as the ship enters the Bosphorus Strait July 22, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released) 160722-N-FP878-015 BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 22, 2016) – USS Ross (DDG 71) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Russell Caldwell surveys the waters ahead as the ship enters the Bosphorus Strait July 22, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released) |