Caption:
Norfolk, Va. (Nov. 6, 2006) -- Nearly 300 Sailors aboard the
guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) return to homeport at Naval
Station Norfolk. Ross returned after a six-month deployment in support
of Operation Active Endeavour (OAE) in the Mediterranean Sea as part of
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG-2). While on deployment, Ross
worked with more than 60 NATO and non-NATO ships and aircraft from
Israel, Russia, England, Greece, Italy, Turkey and the United States.
The deployment was designed to be flexible and provided presence and
strike power to support joint and allied forces afloat and ashore. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua
Adam Nuzzo (RELEASED)
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