Keywords: navy uss ross (ddg 71) ussrossddg71 ddg 71 ddg71 u.s. 6th fleet us6thfleet c6f ctf 65 ctf65 patrol mediterranean sea mediterraneansea rear adm. olivier lebas rearadmolivierlebas france indoor 160924-N-FP878-003 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2016) Cmdr. Russell Caldwell, commanding officer of USS Ross (DDG 71), welcomes French Rear Adm. Olivier Lebas aboard USS Ross Sept. 24, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released) 160924-N-FP878-003 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 24, 2016) Cmdr. Russell Caldwell, commanding officer of USS Ross (DDG 71), welcomes French Rear Adm. Olivier Lebas aboard USS Ross Sept. 24, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is providing multi-warfare defense support to Charles de Gaulle carrier-based operations in the Eastern Mediterranean against identified ISIL positions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released) |