Norfolk, Va. (Nov. 6, 20006) – 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)
Norfolk, Va. (Nov. 6, 20006) – Friends and families of the Sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) wait eagerly on the pier, as the ship returns to its homeport after a six month deployment in support of Operation Active Endeavour (OAE) in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG-2). While on deployment Ross worked with more than sixty NATO and non-NATO ships from Israel and Russia and submarines and aircraft from 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 2nd Class Lolita M. Lewis (RELEASED)
Norfolk, Va. (Nov. 6, 2006) - Damage Controlman 3rd Class Mark Corradi greets his family at the homecoming ceremony for the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71). The ship and her crew are returning from deployment as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two and support of Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo (RELEASED)