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180227-N-RG482-182 BLACK SEA (Feb. 27, 2018) The ship’s Chiefs Mess and first class petty officers participate in a Chief Petty Officer 365 meeting aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Black Sea, Feb. 27, 2018. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler/Released)