MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 7, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Craig Crippon, left, hands Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Santis a thermal switch during maintenance aboard USS Ross (DDG 71). Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe and Africa.

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