MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2021) Commanding officer Cmdr. John D. John, left, presents a Letter of Commendation to Damage Controlman 3rd Class Ritchard Lofton aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, July 25, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and national security interests in Europe and Africa.

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