Caption:
Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (June 25, 2006) - The guided missile destroyer
USS Ross (DDG 71) arrives in Souda Bay for a brief port visit. The
Arleigh Burk-class destroyer departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va., for
a regularly scheduled six-month deployment. Ross is currently assigned
to Standing NATO Response Force (NRF) Maritime Group Two (SNMG-2) and
is operating in support of Operation Active Endeavor, NATO's maritime
contribution to the fight against terrorism. SNMG-2 is a naval force
made up of vessels from various allied nations, training and operating
together as a collective whole under the Commander, of the Component
Command Maritime Naples (Mar-COM Naples). U.S. Navy photo by Paul
Farley (RELEASED)
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