USS Ross (DDG 71) pulls along side the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) to conduct a replenishment at-sea.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sep. 27, 2016) USS Ross (DDG 71) pulls along side the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) to conduct a replenishment at-sea. 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) File# 160927-N-FP878-007