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| 10k | Donald Kirby Ross was a junior Warrant Officer aboard the USS Nevada BB-36 on December 7, 1941. Ross earned the Medal Of Honor for " EXTRAORDINARY " courage and disregard for his own life during the attack on Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Ross was presented the Medal Of Honor by Admiral Chester Nimitz on April 18, 1942 and was commissioned Ensign in June 1942. Later in the War he also participated in the Invasion Of Normandy June 6, 1944. Captain Ross retired in July 1956 after 27 years of consecutive duty. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 59k | Captain Donald K. Ross at the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, aboard the USS Arizona Memorial after being introduced by the President George H. Bush. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 129k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 60k | Undated, on sea trials. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 39k | Artists conception of the Ross. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 105k | Christening Coin for Ross DDG-71 on 20 April 1996. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 55k | Christening Program for the Ross DDG-71 on 20 April 1996. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 150k | The Christening of the USS Ross DDG-71 by the Ship's Sponsor Mrs. Helen Lou Ross, widow of CAPT Ross, on 20 April 1996 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascacoula, MS. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 75k | The Commissioning Program for the USS Ross DDG-71. The event was held at Galveston, TX on 28 June 1997. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 70k | USS Ross DDG-71 firing a Standard SM-2 surface-to-air missile, during Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials, 1998. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 48k | Portsmouth, VA July 27 1998. | Marc Piché | |
| 55k | Norfolk, July 27 1998. | Marc Piché | |
| 31k | Norfolk, July 27 1998. | Marc Piché | |
| 106k | USS Ross DDG-71, underway prior to her maiden deployment of 26 March 1999. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 111k | DD-SD-00-02571, 990406-N-1556A-002. Crewmembers onboard the Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS ROSS (DDG 71), test protective fire fighting gear in a recent drill. ROSS is in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO lead operation in Kosovo, NATO Operation Allied Force. Photo by PH3 Renso Amariz, April 6 1999. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 119k | Valetta, Malta July 20 1999. From the collection of P. Joly. | Paolo Marsan | |
| 114k | Norfolk, Va., Sept. 22, 1999, family members and friends welcome the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) back to Norfolk following the completion of a scheduled six-month deployment. The destroyer deployed with the Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Allied Force and Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Leland B. Comer. [990922-N-6097C-503] Sept. 22, 1999. | Fred Weiss | |
| 44k | Norfolk February 27 2000. | Marc Piché | |
| 92k | The guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) steams past Pier 88 on the Hudson River. More than 6000 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel aboard 22 ships sailed into New York during the 15th Annual Fleet Week celebration. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass. | Fred Weiss | |
| 119k | Gdynia Harbor, Poland, June 05, 2003, Polish Sailors watch as the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) pulls along side the guided missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) prior to the start of Baltops 2003. The United States and 11 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2003 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting exercises in gunnery, replenishment-at-sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime interdiction operations, and scenarios dealing with potentially real world crises. Polish Navy photo by Marian Kluczynski. | USN | |
| 91k | 031210-N-3653A-001. Aboard USS Ross (DDG 71), December 10,2003, an SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) receives mail from USS Ross (DDG 71) for delivery ashore via USS George Washington (CVN 73). The SH-60F operates primarily off of aircraft carriers, providing close-in anti-submarine protection for the Carrier Strike Group, and Search and Rescue (SAR) support during carrier flight operations. During anti-submarine operations the SH-60F employs a powerful dipping sonar, an arsenal of sonobuoys, and Mk 50 torpedoes. The SH-60F is also used extensively for logistics, transporting personnel, mail, and supplies between ships in the Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Summer M. Anderson. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 105k | Visit to Portsmouth, England on June 2, 2004 in preparation for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. | Alan Baptist | |
| 103k | Visit to Portsmouth, England on June 5, 2004 in preparation for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. | Alan Baptist | |
| 119k | 040625-N-0780F-070. Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, 25 June 2004, the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), top, cruises into Souda Harbor for a brief port visit as the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) departs following a brief stay in the eastern Mediterranean port. Both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are assigned to Destroyer Squadron Two Eight (DESRON 28) and homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 138k | 051021-N-4374S-001. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, October 21 2005, sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) man a twin .50 caliber machine gun mount as their ship prepares to get underway from Naval Base Do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Uruguay and the United States are participating in UNITAS 47-06 Atlantic phase. This is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that enhances friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding between participating navies by enhancing interoperability in naval operations among the nations of the Western Hemisphere. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 105k | Three views of the Ross in Piraeus, Greece on September 19 2006. To the left is the Spanish Frigate Reina Sofia F84. | George Haralampides | |
| 88k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 89k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 87k | Six views of the Ross maneuvering in Piraeus, Greece harbor on September 19 2006. | George Haralampides. | |
| 85k | As above. | George Haralampides. | |
| 87k | As above. | George Haralampides. | |
| 84k | As above. | George Haralampides. | |
| 84k | As above. | George Haralampides. | |
| 80k | As above. | George Haralampides. | |
| 91k | Five views of the Ross departing Piraeus, Greece on September 19 2006. | George Haralampides. | |
| 87k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 87k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 80k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 91k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 150k | 061002-N-3888C-002. Gulf of Lion, October 2 2006, Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Justin Tinkey and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Joshua Hermes assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG-2), maintain course during NATO Exercise Brilliant Midas 2006. Brilliant Midas is a multinational exercise conducted in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leonardo Carrillo. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 61k | 061106-N-4515N-041, Norfolk, VA, November 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). | Tony Cowart | |
| 42k | 061106-N-4515N-051, as above. | Tony Cowart | |
| 37k | 061106-N-4515N-092, as above. | Tony Cowart | |
| 169k | 080223-N-0924R-008. Atlantic Ocean, February 23 2008, Cmdr. Paul Stader, commanding officer aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), is lowered into the water on a rigid hull inflatable boat to transfer to the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cory Rose. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 124k | February 25 2008, the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) leads the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) and the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as they steam with other ships of Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group during a transit of the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Anthony Falvo, ID# 080225-N-5180F-027. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 65k | Atlantic Ocean, March 4 2008, the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) prepares to refuel with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Ross is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Nassau Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ryan Steinhour, ID# 080304-N-3165S-089. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 108k | 080330-N-0924R-029. Red Sea, March 30 2008, sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) load torpedoes into the torpedo tubes on the ship's aft missile deck. Ross is one of six vessels assigned to the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cory Rose | Bill Gonyo | |
| 96k | 080404-N-0924R-054. Gulf of Aden, April 4 2008, sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) watches the probe at refueling station 4 during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo, ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2). Ross is deployed as a part of the Nassau Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cory Rose. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 34k | Ship's patch. | S. E. 'Bill' Wightman | |
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