NAVAL STATION ROTA, SPAIN (July 27, 2018) Yeoman 3rd Class Gennesis Hernandez prepares to raise the American flag during morning colors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) prior to the ship’s departure from Naval Station Rota, Spain, to begin its fifth forward-deployed patrol, July 27, 2018.
Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe. Original public domain image from Flickr