Leaving Tallinn, we just passed the American guided missile destroyer USS Ross on her way to Tallinn.
Which on one hand is pretty exciting, but on the other... The implications are not very pleasant. This too is a statement.
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Leaving Tallinn, we just passed the American guided missile destroyer USS Ross on her way to Tallinn.
Which on one hand is pretty exciting, but on the other... The implications are not very pleasant. This too is a statement.
210715-N-UN585-1064 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: BLACK SEA (July 15, 2021) The Italian frigate Virginio Fasan (F 591) approaches the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) for a replenishment-at-sea approach drill in the Black Sea during the Bulgarian-led Exercise Breeze, July 15, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)
I’m so excited to meet this NPC
210719-N-UN585-1083 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 19, 2021) The British Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel HMS Trent (P 224) passes by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in Souda Bay, Greece, July 19, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)
USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) departs Rota, Spain by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: ATLANTIC OCEAN (JUNE 05, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) prepares to enter Rota, Spain as it steams alongside the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, June 05, 2021. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national interests and security in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
210325-N-UN585-1254 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: 210325-N-UN585-1254 Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) conduct flight operations drills with an SH-60 Sea Hawk in the Atlantic Ocean, March 25, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)
210421-N-UN585-2008 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: ENGLISH CHANNEL (April 21, 2021) The British Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Spey (P234) passes by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), rendering honors, in the English Channel, April 21, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)
210726-N-UN585-1116 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: ROTA, Spain (July 26, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) gets underway from Naval Station Rota, Spain, rendering passing honors with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), July 26, 2021. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, finished its 11th patrol in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners and U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire DuBois/Released)