Ronkonkoma, NY Sailor Serves Aboard USS Ross (DDG 71)

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A local from Ronkonkoma, NY, serves the Navy aboard USS Ross (DDG 71).

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Chief Machinist’s Mate Gene McGrath, from Ronkonkoma, New York, aboard USS Ross (DDG 71).

Photo by: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold/Released.

Ronkonkoma, NY - August 25, 2016 - Chief Machinist’s Mate Gene McGrath, from Ronkonkoma, New York, stands watch in the central control station aboard USS Ross (DDG 71) Aug. 25, 2016. Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa.

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